Atlanta vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$457
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$296
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	91	52
🏙️ Population	499K	2.25M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 125% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 647th and 4759th ($2641 vs $1176) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 1st in the United States and Venezuela, respectively. Check the United States vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 179th and 6470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Caracas

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	Atlanta	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$1104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$8.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$4.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$78.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$4885

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2416
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2384
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2503
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2370
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2345
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2413
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2412
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2333
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2421
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2193
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2466
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2421
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2454
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2242
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2563
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$3016
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2298
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2478
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1902
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2098
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2279
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2492
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2131
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2246
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1982
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2362
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1891
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1879
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2186
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1824
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1600
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1820
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1925
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1910
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1948
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1981

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