Baltimore vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$486
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$304
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	54
😀 Quality of life	91	53
🏙️ Population	586K	2.25M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 78% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 1429th and 4637th ($2224 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 Baltimore compared to 0.2 months in Caracas. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 138th and 6464th 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	$16.7	$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$374
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$33.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$1442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$681
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$4.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$7.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$5363

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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