Caracas vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$4785
🏠 One person rent
$357
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$576
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$2169
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
54
54
😀 Quality of life
41
82
🏙️ Population
2.25M
342K

The cost of living in Caracas is 57% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 5499th and 1165th ($975 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1048th 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1 months in San Juan. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs San Juan ranked 86th in the United States, while ranked 7028th and 365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$3.67
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$1751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$2849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1864
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$60
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
4.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$3370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$2401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$27.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$5.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$10957

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$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
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$846
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
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$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Catano
$1816
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Guaynabo
$1452
11 km or 6.8 mi Trujillo Alto
$1429
11 km or 7.1 mi Bayamon
$1213
13 km or 7.8 mi Carolina
$1496
19 km or 12 mi Canovanas
$1644
20 km or 13 mi Toa Alta
$1568
21 km or 13 mi Dorado
$1341
24 km or 15 mi Gurabo
$1172
24 km or 15 mi Caguas
$1445
25 km or 16 mi Naranjito
$1512
26 km or 16 mi Rio Grande
$1611
28 km or 18 mi Vega Alta
$1498
29 km or 18 mi Corozal
$1676
32 km or 20 mi Cidra
$1500
34 km or 21 mi Vega Baja
$1726
36 km or 23 mi Las Piedras
$1468
39 km or 24 mi Cayey
$1203
42 km or 26 mi Humacao
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Orocovis
$1006
43 km or 27 mi Naguabo
$1651
44 km or 27 mi Manati
$1617
46 km or 28 mi Fajardo
$1503
49 km or 30 mi Yabucoa
$1596
51 km or 32 mi Guayama
$1523
51 km or 32 mi Coamo
$1561
65 km or 40 mi Santa Isabel
$1251
69 km or 43 mi Arecibo
$1194
70 km or 43 mi Utuado
$1571
77 km or 48 mi Ponce
$1282
80 km or 50 mi Hatillo
$779
92 km or 57 mi Quebradillas
$1447
95 km or 59 mi Yauco
$1572
98 km or 61 mi San Sebastian
$1538
103 km or 64 mi Sabana Grande
$1543
106 km or 66 mi Isabela
$1273
111 km or 69 mi San German
$1522
115 km or 71 mi Aguadilla
$1168
117 km or 72 mi Mayaguez
$1236
118 km or 74 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2185