Caracas vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$4383
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1148
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$1906
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$2082
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	54	54
😀 Quality of life	45	83
🏙️ Population	2.25M	342K

The cost of living in Caracas is 47% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 5335th and 1937th ($1045 vs $1974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1608th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs San Juan ranked 105th in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs San Juan

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	Caracas	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$3905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$5.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$8.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$10464

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1764
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1531
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1505
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1234
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1512
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1654
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1634
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1774
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1158
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1360
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1543
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1647
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1506
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1729
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1627
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1789
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1493
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1672
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1677
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1683
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1697
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1687
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1574
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1627
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1534
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1616
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1214
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1129
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1279
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$792
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1582
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1550
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1425
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1523
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2192