Caracas vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Caracas	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1130	$2373
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$5477
🏠 One person rent	$424	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$720	$2401
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$328	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	50	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	468K

The cost of living in Caracas is 52% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4987th and 1079th ($1130 vs $2373) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 938th 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 6443rd and 208th 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	$12.7	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.7	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$5.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$1483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$1224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$2557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$2004
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.1	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.1	$67.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.16%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1121	$4820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$794	$2960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.7	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.49	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$6.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$3.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.4	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.6	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$131	$1497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5507	$24073

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$972
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2282
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2587
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1840
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2237
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2322
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2286
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2274
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2194
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2340
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2186
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2117
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2076
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1932
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1874
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2161
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2309
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1772
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2069
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2118
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2178
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2065
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1923
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2050
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2170
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2162
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2078
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1982
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2115
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2144
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1722
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1972
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2235
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2336
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2173
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2231
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1706