Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 7.3% cheaper than Warsaw.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 10.3% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.49
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.23
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.78
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 62.9% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.38
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.44
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.48
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.32
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.70
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.39
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.50
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.56
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN111.63
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN123,909.48
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.43
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,428.98
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,391.82
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN917.95
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,109.62
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,272.09
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.24
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.64
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.28
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN168.30
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.44
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN373.27
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN170.04
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN362.63
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN422.16
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
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