Caracas vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$445	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	54	49
😀 Quality of life	52	64
🏙️ Population	2.25M	1.48M

The cost of living in Caracas is 1% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4759th and 4791st ($1176 vs $1162) 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6470th and 5343rd 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	$12.3	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$5862

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926