Baltimore vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$2746
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$767
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	53
😀 Quality of life	90	46
🏙️ Population	586K	2.25M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 113% more expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 1182nd and 4987th ($2287 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 0.2 months in Caracas. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 131st and 6530th 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	$16.3	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$48.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$26
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$34.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$9.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$84.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$5488

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723