Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 7.2% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Poland, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.91
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.37
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.86
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.55
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
Poland
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.66
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.86
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.33
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.40
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.91
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.71
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.79
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.98
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.48
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.40
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.02
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 26.7% more for transportation
Poland
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.25
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN117.67
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN121,114.59
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.74
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 7.2% more for housing
Poland
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.70
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,362.09
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,918.77
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN757.99
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
Poland
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,205.48
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,738.36
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 5.6% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.70
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.01
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.50
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN126.45
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.52
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN305.06
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN147.85
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN325.50
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN367.24
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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