Caracas vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5309
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2217
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$693
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$3883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	54	85
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	384K

The cost of living in Caracas is 46% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1435th ($1199 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1194th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs New Orleans ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs New Orleans

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	Caracas	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$10147

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962