Caracas vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	34
😀 Quality of life	46	80
🏙️ Population	2.25M	543K

The cost of living in Caracas is 45% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4987th and 1962nd ($1075 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Tucson

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	Caracas	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262