Caracas vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$445	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	82
😀 Quality of life	52	90
🏙️ Population	2.25M	468K

The cost of living in Caracas is 49% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4759th and 1213th ($1176 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6470th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Raleigh

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	Caracas	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766