Caracas vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1176
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2856
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$445
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$768
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$296
$5915
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
54
87
😀 Quality of life
52
93
🏙️ Population
2.25M
1.01M

The cost of living in Caracas is 70% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4759th and 6th ($1176 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Venezuela and the United States, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6470th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$524
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$921
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$651
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.6
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.79%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1104
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$632
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.3
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.1
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.26
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.08
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.49
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.31
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.9
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.4
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4885
$22302

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$989
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$969
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1015
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$963
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$757
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$712
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$759
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$787
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$890
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$894
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$596
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$803
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$813
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$775
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$742
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$768
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$743
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$716
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$768
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$811
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$791
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$719
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$779
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$739
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$714
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$733
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$774
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$843
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$730
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$779
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$803
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2005
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$650
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$760
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$908
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$696
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$618
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$627
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$723
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$719

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254