Caracas vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$384	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$1964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	75
😀 Quality of life	46	83
🏙️ Population	2.25M	826K

The cost of living in Caracas is 29% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 4987th and 3333rd ($1075 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Venezuela and Spain, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 6530th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Valencia, Spain

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	Caracas	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$9798

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434