Caracas vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5638
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1453
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2444
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$4246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	68
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	875K

The cost of living in Caracas is 50% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1073rd ($1199 vs $2403) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 918th 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 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Charlotte ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 283rd 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	$12.5	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$2035
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$4032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$2433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$7.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$24528

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2195
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2113
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2159
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2078
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1963
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1968
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2002
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2126
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1978
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2158
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2080
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2067
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1736
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1913
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2089
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2030
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2079
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1873
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2081
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1917
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2202
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2221
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2036
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1858
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2324
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1951
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2410
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1853
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1769
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1943
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2123
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2709
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2091
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1987
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1952