Cost of living comparison
George Town is 4.6 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in George Town instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Caracas
|
George Town
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
$3.22
KYD2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$2.49
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Caracas
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
$4.74
KYD3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
$5.32
KYD4.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$17.47
KYD14.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$6.81
KYD5.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
$4.57
KYD3.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
$3.42
KYD2.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
$1.39
KYD1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
$2.71
KYD2.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$3.00
KYD2.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
$2.60
KYD2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$1.79
KYD1.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Caracas
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$35,995.22
KYD29,967.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
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pay 11.4 times more for housing
Caracas
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$131.85
KYD109.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
$2,699.64
KYD2,247.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
$1,899.75
KYD1,581.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$308.06
KYD256.48
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
$929.88
KYD774.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$19,137.46
KYD15,932.95
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$6.60
KYD5.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$5.85
KYD4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$12.00
KYD9.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
$66.79
KYD55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Caracas
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
$83.99
KYD69.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
$106.49
KYD88.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
$181.18
KYD150.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$155.98
KYD129.86
|
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