Atlanta vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$2897
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$466
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	90	52
🏙️ Population	499K	2.25M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 118% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 699th and 4773rd ($2617 vs $1199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th 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 2 months in Atlanta compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 231st and 6562nd 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	$20.9	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$19.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	21.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$6.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$80.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$4633

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2392
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2375
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2373
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2366
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2395
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2340
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2415
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2429
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2418
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2201
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2525
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2447
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2453
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2220
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2722
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2980
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2282
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2544
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2090
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2270
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2490
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2109
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2239
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2253
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1990
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2251
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1919
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1791
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2202
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1932
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1593
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1814
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1966
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1946
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1928
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2004

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744