Caracas vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	69
😀 Quality of life	52	91
🏙️ Population	2.25M	385K

The cost of living in Caracas is 54% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4773rd and 719th ($1199 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 625th 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 1.7 months in Tampa. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 151st 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	$12.5	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$16676

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285