Caracas vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$5697
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2463
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$4381
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	68
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	875K

The cost of living in Caracas is 49% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4637th and 946th ($1253 vs $2470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 818th 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 64th in the United States, while ranked 6464th and 246th 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	$13.1	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$2052
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$4312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$17.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$24568

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2217
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2130
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2190
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2095
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$1904
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1959
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$1975
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2129
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1973
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2183
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2075
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2058
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1727
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1946
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2070
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2007
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2070
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1868
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2059
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1909
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2200
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2171
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2027
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1816
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2253
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1940
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2284
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1892
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1678
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$1842
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2671
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2083
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$1863
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1932