Caracas vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$366	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$3778
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	46
😀 Quality of life	45	81
🏙️ Population	2.25M	398K

The cost of living in Caracas is 43% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5335th and 2435th ($1045 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1891st 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 2.1 months in Wichita. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 488th 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	$13.2	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$16129

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287