Caracas vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$3391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	66
😀 Quality of life	52	87
🏙️ Population	2.25M	633K

The cost of living in Caracas is 35% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 4773rd and 2663rd ($1199 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1875th 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 112th in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 362nd 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	$12.5	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$27314

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822