Caracas vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$6031
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1631
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$2780
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$4594
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	68
😀 Quality of life	45	88
🏙️ Population	2.25M	875K

The cost of living in Caracas is 60% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 5335th and 574th ($1045 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 508th in Venezuela and the United States, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Charlotte ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Charlotte

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	Caracas	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$3455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$2308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$4378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$2768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$8.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$25869

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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

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2313
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2178
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2270
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2115
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2146
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1971
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2155
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2194
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2012
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2142
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2081
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2052
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1530
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1844
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1917
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2094
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2105
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2110
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2110
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2162
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2281
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2012
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1857
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2399
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1955
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2509
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1908
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1872
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2122
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2596
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2126
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2076
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2088