Caracas vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$6218
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1722
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$3186
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$684
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$5035
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	69
😀 Quality of life	45	90
🏙️ Population	2.25M	385K

The cost of living in Caracas is 61% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 5335th and 497th ($1045 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 439th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Tampa ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Tampa

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	Caracas	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$14056

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369