Caracas vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$2204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$5252
🏠 One person rent
$424
$1270
🏘️ Family rent
$720
$2191
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$685
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$81.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$3817
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
85
😀 Quality of life
50
89
🏙️ Population
2.25M
384K

The cost of living in Caracas is 49% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 4987th and 1453rd ($1130 vs $2204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1231st 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 71st in the United States, while ranked 6443rd and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.7
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$94.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$1450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$973
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$2552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1758
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.8
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.1
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.1
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.16%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$794
$2079
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$45.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.7
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.12
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.02
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.21
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.4
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$1577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5507
$10285

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$972
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$953
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$1010
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$993
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$937
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$941
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$923
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$972
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$944
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$949
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$927
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$878
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$865
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$831
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$784
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$823
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$778
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$750
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$814
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$862
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$783
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$714
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$778
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$737
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$712
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$735
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$793
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$852
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$742
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$777
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$805
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$2004
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$690
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$848
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$866
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$699
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$669
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$727
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$730
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$732

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$2121
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1992
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1721
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$2021
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1755
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1610
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2191
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2145
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2143
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1754
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1828
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2113
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1662
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1834
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1976
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1939
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1875
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1863
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1941
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1934
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1903
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2063
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2211
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1933
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2017
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1775
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2062
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2000
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2069
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2225
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$2003
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1972
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$2033
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$1918
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1584
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1896
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1910
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1810
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1655
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1967