Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 61.6% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Caracas instead of George Town, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.69
|
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
$2.08
|
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
George Town
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.45
|
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.60
|
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.81
$5.69
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
$3.82
|
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.42
$2.86
|
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.71
$2.27
|
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.00
$2.51
|
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.60
$2.17
|
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.50
|
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
George Town
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.52
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$25.06
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
|
pay 83.3% less for housing
George Town
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,699.64
$2,255.27
|
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,899.75
$1,587.04
|
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
|
pay 81.3% less for childcare
George Town
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$776.82
|
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
|
pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
$5.51
|
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.89
|
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.79
$55.80
|
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
|
pay 57.6% less for clothing
George Town
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$130.30
|
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
|
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