Caracas vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$1891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$4432
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$1566
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$3456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	66
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	633K

The cost of living in Caracas is 38% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 4759th and 2352nd ($1176 vs $1891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1822nd 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 Memphis. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Memphis ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 6470th and 293rd 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	$12.3	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$5.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$27140

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855