Caracas vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$6320
🏠 One person rent
$357
$1650
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$623
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$4830
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
68
😀 Quality of life
41
88
🏙️ Population
2.25M
875K

The cost of living in Caracas is 64% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 5499th and 361st ($975 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 319th 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 44th in the United States, while ranked 7028th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$71.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$1436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$3604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$2287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$4417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$2771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$35.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$7.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$182
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$26419

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi La Guaira
$854
12 km or 7.3 mi Maiquetia
$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$846
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119