Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 17.8% more expensive than Ashgabat.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Ashgabat, you would:
pay 37.1% less for restaurants
Ashgabat
|
Caracas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Ashgabat
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 77.8% more for transportation
Ashgabat
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
Ashgabat
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Ashgabat
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ashgabat
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 52.4% less for clothing
Ashgabat
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
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