Caracas vs Valencia, Venezuela - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$1993
🏠 One person rent	$384	$178
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$309
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$192
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	53	30
😀 Quality of life	46	37
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.48M

The cost of living in Caracas is 40% more expensive than in Valencia, Venezuela. Cities ranked 4987th and 6573rd ($1075 vs $769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Venezuela.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.2 months in Valencia, Venezuela. Ranked 1st vs 2nd best cities to live in Venezuela, and 6530th vs 7332nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Valencia, Venezuela

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	Caracas	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$128
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$10.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$15.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	21.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$5.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$6.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$40.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$66.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$4209

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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 Valencia, Venezuela

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Los Guayos	$728
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tocuyito	$724
15 km or 9.2 mi	Guacara	$795
33 km or 21 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
43 km or 27 mi	El Limon	$745
43 km or 27 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
45 km or 28 mi	Maracay	$817
48 km or 30 mi	Palo Negro	$775
49 km or 31 mi	Santa Rita	$780
58 km or 36 mi	Turmero	$857
60 km or 37 mi	Cagua	$818
73 km or 46 mi	La Victoria	$858
78 km or 49 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
84 km or 52 mi	San Felipe	$739
86 km or 53 mi	San Carlos	$776
107 km or 66 mi	Los Teques	$960
116 km or 72 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
122 km or 76 mi	Maiquetia	$919
122 km or 76 mi	Cua	$910
122 km or 76 mi	Caracas	$1075
124 km or 77 mi	Yaritagua	$685
125 km or 78 mi	Charallave	$904
126 km or 78 mi	La Guaira	$938
134 km or 83 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
139 km or 86 mi	Cabudare	$666
147 km or 91 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
148 km or 92 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
148 km or 92 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
148 km or 92 mi	Acarigua	$723
149 km or 93 mi	Araure	$723
152 km or 94 mi	Calabozo	$845
163 km or 101 mi	Guatire	$917
164 km or 102 mi	Guarenas	$918
175 km or 109 mi	Quibor	$682
180 km or 112 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
201 km or 125 mi	El Tocuyo	$693
223 km or 138 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
227 km or 141 mi	Carora	$681
229 km or 142 mi	Guanare	$712
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$555