Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 5.1% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 17.7% more for restaurants
Roseau
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
EC$4.38
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Roseau
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.93
EC$13.33
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
EC$3.50
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Roseau
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
Roseau
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
EC$168.33
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.77
EC$975.00
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.35
EC$633.33
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 13.6% more for childcare
Roseau
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Roseau
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.96
EC$8.00
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Roseau
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
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