Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.7 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Canada instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 39.4% more for restaurants
Caracas
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 55.6% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 59.5% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
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