Baltimore vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2897
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$466
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	54
😀 Quality of life	91	52
🏙️ Population	586K	2.25M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 86% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 1414th and 4773rd ($2234 vs $1199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 164th and 6562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Caracas

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	Baltimore	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$19.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	21.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$6.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$80.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$4633

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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