Caracas vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Caracas	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1199	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2897	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$458	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$466	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$302	$4411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	82
😀 Quality of life	52	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	468K

The cost of living in Caracas is 48% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4773rd and 1246th ($1199 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1054th 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 64th in the United States, while ranked 6562nd and 245th 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	$12.5	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.35	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$544	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$981	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$653	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.1	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.93%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1262	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$725	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.59	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.39	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.51	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.33	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.53	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.8	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4633	$24650

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736