Caracas vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Caracas	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$384	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$767	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$421	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$231	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	46	88
🏙️ Population	2.25M	468K

The cost of living in Caracas is 55% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4987th and 972nd ($1075 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6530th and 221st 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	$12.4	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.6	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.29	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$849	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$839	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.32	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.08	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.2	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5488	$21914

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$938
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$919
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$960
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$904
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$917
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$918
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$858
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$857
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$818
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$780
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$817
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$775
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$745
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$807
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$795
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$728
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$781
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$769
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$724
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$738
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$845
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$739
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$776
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$804
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$1962
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$685
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$837
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$858
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$666
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$722
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$723

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682