Caracas vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Caracas	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1045	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2594	$4402
🏠 One person rent	$366	$1073
🏘️ Family rent	$663	$1650
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$3551
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	67
😀 Quality of life	45	87
🏙️ Population	2.25M	633K

The cost of living in Caracas is 43% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5335th and 2338th ($1045 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1841st 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Memphis ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 6509th and 247th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Memphis

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	Caracas	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.65	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$711	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$583	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.6	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.16%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$811	$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1170	$1357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.53	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.27	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.43	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.8	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.4	$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4719	$27502

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2055
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2065
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2064
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2262
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2030
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1839
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1687
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1883
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1774
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1849
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1656
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1781
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1806
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1615
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1798
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1836
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1985
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1756
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1802
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1516
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1795
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1983
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1586
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1708
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2028
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1926
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1854
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1607
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1543
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1325
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670