Caracas vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Caracas	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$471	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$824	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$486	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$304	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	82
😀 Quality of life	53	89
🏙️ Population	2.25M	468K

The cost of living in Caracas is 45% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4637th and 1363rd ($1253 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6464th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Caracas	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$579	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$374	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1061	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.1	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.1	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.92%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1442	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$681	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.5	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.68	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.65	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.76	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.25	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.86	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.5	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.2	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$160	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5363	$24243

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1058
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$1025
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$801
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$748
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$947
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$954
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$847
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$863
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$819
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$758
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$763
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$723
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$855
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$774
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$787
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$764
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$900
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$839
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$853
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$734
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$773
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$873
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$704
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$771
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$765

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729