Caracas vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Caracas	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$975	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2332	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$357	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$583	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$393	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$195	$4345
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	82
😀 Quality of life	41	87
🏙️ Population	2.25M	468K

The cost of living in Caracas is 65% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 5499th and 304th ($975 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 266th 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 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 7028th and 235th 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	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$616	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	28.55%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1224	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.5	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.81	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.7	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3515	$22084

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$854
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$839
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$880
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$846
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$812
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$815
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$844
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$823
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$823
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$804
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$720
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$723
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$696
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$640
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$581
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$648
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$612
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$705
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$763
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$728
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$688
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$713
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$755
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$691
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$685
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$753
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$712
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$699
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$684
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$707
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1783
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$663
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$769
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$719
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$653
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$708
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$687
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$692

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857