Caracas vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$2927
🏠 One person rent	$357	$619
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$1159
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$1017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	54	49
😀 Quality of life	41	58
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.48M

The cost of living in Caracas is 20% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5499th and 4389th ($975 vs $1217) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Venezuela and Mexico, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 7028th and 5642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Zapopan

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	Caracas	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$819
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$1657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$4200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$5586

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1035
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$785
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$873
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$867
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$865
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$854
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$818
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$846
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$672
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$818
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$681
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$812
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1303
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$881
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$789
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$912
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$774
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$741
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$830
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$763
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1094
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$1076
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$707
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$630
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$774
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$765
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$682
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$784
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$984
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$996
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$900
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$915
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$793
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$994
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1185
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$781