Caracas vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$3053
🏠 One person rent	$458	$616
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	22
😀 Quality of life	52	62
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.96M

The cost of living in Caracas is 7% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4773rd and 4578th ($1199 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Venezuela and Mexico, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 6562nd and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Tijuana

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	Caracas	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$4857

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3053
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3220
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3507
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2963
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3040
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2948
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3033
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2995
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3243
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3261
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2995
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2976
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3251
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$968
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2676
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2963
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3070
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2758
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2815
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3030
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2621
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2767
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2752
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2667