Caracas vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	68
😀 Quality of life	46	88
🏙️ Population	2.25M	875K

The cost of living in Caracas is 57% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4987th and 761st ($1075 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 705th 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 62nd in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 252nd 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	$12.4	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$25956

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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

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888