Caracas vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$366	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$957
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	54	49
😀 Quality of life	45	60
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.48M

The cost of living in Caracas is 3% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5335th and 5612th ($1045 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.9 months in Zapopan. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Zapopan ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 6509th and 5259th 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	$13.2	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$639
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$5289
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$7.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$5160

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$683
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$779
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$735
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$764
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$882
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$737
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$835
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$630
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$620
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$719
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1165
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$687
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$784
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$738
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$796
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$780
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$674
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$978
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$886
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$659
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$522
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$691
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$748
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$601
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1223
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$698
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$879
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$941
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$808
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$839
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$828
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$792
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$647
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$861
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1153
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$844