Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 6.0 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 55.9% more for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 80.4% more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 22.4 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 50.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
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