Atlanta vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Atlanta	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2628	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6005	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1574	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$486
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5455	$304
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	499K	2.25M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 110% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 688th and 4637th ($2628 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 199th and 6464th 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	$23.3	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.8	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1746	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1275	$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2981	$1061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.8	$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2636	$681
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.6	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.37	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$7.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.6	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$160	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1605	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$5363

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2410
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2360
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2376
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2372
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2406
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2352
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2409
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2416
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2334
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2405
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2243
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2486
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2429
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2458
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2651
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2968
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2289
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2494
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2069
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2253
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2472
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2105
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2254
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2240
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2003
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2233
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1922
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1771
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2187
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1993
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1602
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1852
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1967
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1955
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1930
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2010

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765