Caracas vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$384	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	22
😀 Quality of life	46	58
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.96M

The cost of living in Caracas is 3% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4987th and 5176th ($1075 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Venezuela and Mexico, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 6530th and 5576th 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	$12.4	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$2569

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677