Caracas vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$445	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	46
😀 Quality of life	52	83
🏙️ Population	2.25M	398K

The cost of living in Caracas is 35% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4759th and 2697th ($1176 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1945th 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 2 months in Wichita. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 6470th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Wichita

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	Caracas	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$16150

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293