Caracas vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	68
😀 Quality of life	46	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	385K

The cost of living in Caracas is 58% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4987th and 718th ($1075 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th 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 41st in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 174th 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	$12.4	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$14045

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265