Atlanta vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Atlanta	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2540	$1045
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5770	$2594
🏠 One person rent	$1567	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$2549	$663
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5608	$218
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	90	45
🏙️ Population	499K	2.25M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 143% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 714th and 5335th ($2540 vs $1045) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 641st 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 2.2 months in Atlanta compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Atlanta ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 140th and 6509th 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	$18	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1286	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2880	$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2127	$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$14.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$21.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$33.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	22.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2438	$1170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.47	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$5.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.47	$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.23	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.17	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$72.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1299	$97.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27237	$4719

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2337
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2317
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2253
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2267
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2501
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2270
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2303
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2255
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2314
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2275
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2237
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2353
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2450
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2387
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2365
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2044
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2756
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2025
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2191
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2492
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1501
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1677
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2194
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2140
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2087
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2168
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2164
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2214
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2205
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1834
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1909
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2125
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1709
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1627
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1668
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1822
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1813
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1960
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2041

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