Caracas vs Valencia, Venezuela - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$2063
🏠 One person rent	$366	$161
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$293
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	30
😀 Quality of life	45	37
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.48M

The cost of living in Caracas is 33% more expensive than in Valencia, Venezuela. Cities ranked 5335th and 6511th ($1045 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 6509th vs 7288th 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	$13.2	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$50.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$124
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$6.32
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$9.69
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	22.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$5.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$40.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$66.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$4675

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$915
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$900
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$922
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$877
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$877
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$896
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$776
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$781
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$744
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$707
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$726
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$711
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$683
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$785
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$726
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$783
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$726
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$827
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$736
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$772
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$783
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$682
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$821
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$704
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$663
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$724
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$724

Cities near Valencia, Venezuela

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Los Guayos	$726
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tocuyito	$726
15 km or 9.2 mi	Guacara	$785
33 km or 21 mi	Puerto Cabello	$759
43 km or 27 mi	El Limon	$683
43 km or 27 mi	Tinaquillo	$730
45 km or 28 mi	Maracay	$726
48 km or 30 mi	Palo Negro	$711
49 km or 31 mi	Santa Rita	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Turmero	$781
60 km or 37 mi	Cagua	$744
73 km or 46 mi	La Victoria	$776
78 km or 49 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$755
84 km or 52 mi	San Felipe	$736
86 km or 53 mi	San Carlos	$772
107 km or 66 mi	Los Teques	$922
116 km or 72 mi	Catia La Mar	$947
122 km or 76 mi	Maiquetia	$900
122 km or 76 mi	Cua	$877
122 km or 76 mi	Caracas	$1045
124 km or 77 mi	Yaritagua	$682
125 km or 78 mi	Charallave	$877
126 km or 78 mi	La Guaira	$915
134 km or 83 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$871
139 km or 86 mi	Cabudare	$663
147 km or 91 mi	Santa Lucia	$865
148 km or 92 mi	Barquisimeto	$715
148 km or 92 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$910
148 km or 92 mi	Acarigua	$724
149 km or 93 mi	Araure	$724
152 km or 94 mi	Calabozo	$827
163 km or 101 mi	Guatire	$892
164 km or 102 mi	Guarenas	$896
175 km or 109 mi	Quibor	$680
180 km or 112 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787
201 km or 125 mi	El Tocuyo	$694
223 km or 138 mi	Kralendijk	$1792
227 km or 141 mi	Carora	$688
229 km or 142 mi	Guanare	$707
229 km or 142 mi	Coro	$623