Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 4.3% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Amman, you would:
pay 85.8% more for restaurants
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
|
pay 61.8% more for groceries
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
JOD0.380
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
JOD2.620
|
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
JOD4.050
|
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
JOD1.440
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
JOD1.880
|
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
JOD0.650
|
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
JOD0.570
|
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
JOD0.470
|
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
JOD0.310
|
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
JOD3.730
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.39
JOD39.970
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,421.76
JOD22,980.550
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.95
JOD6.340
|
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
|
pay 8.6% less for housing
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.63
JOD25.970
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$348.46
JOD246.990
|
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.96
JOD187.810
|
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.50
JOD42.180
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$201.81
JOD143.040
|
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,880.81
JOD4,168.320
|
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.12
JOD2.920
|
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
JOD2.500
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.42
JOD43.530
|
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD7.990
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.16
JOD39.800
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.00
JOD43.940
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.73
JOD74.230
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.25
JOD62.550
|
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
|
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