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Caracas vs. Amman Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 23.6% more expensive than Amman.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 1.8% less in Caracas
Housing: pay 6.9% less in Caracas
Childcare: pay 31.2% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% less in Caracas
Clothing: pay 4.8% less in Caracas

The cost of groceries and restaurants in Caracas are more expensive than in Amman. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation are lower in Caracas. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Caracas.

Caracas vs. Amman Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Caracas instead of Amman, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Amman	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.05 JOD5.000	$11.00 VEF109.72	+56.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 JOD5.000	$10.00 VEF99.75	+41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 JOD0.350	$1.32 VEF13.16	+165.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 JOD0.260	$1.03 VEF10.25	+183.6%
Average			+111.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Amman	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 JOD0.390	$2.46 VEF24.50	+351.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 JOD2.330	$4.43 VEF44.21	+34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.63 JOD3.990	$7.83 VEF78.10	+39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 JOD1.810	$3.22 VEF32.07	+25.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 JOD2.120	$3.42 VEF34.11	+14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 JOD0.670	$2.68 VEF26.71	+184.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 JOD0.580	$0.90 VEF8.98	+10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 JOD0.450	$1.21 VEF12.04	+90.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 JOD0.240	$1.00 VEF10.02	+194.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 JOD0.300	$1.17 VEF11.69	+179.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 JOD0.250	$1.06 VEF10.60	+205.2%
Average			+120.8%

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pay 1.8% less for transportation

	Amman	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 JOD3.610	$1.89 VEF18.88	-62.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.31 JOD30.000	$30.00 VEF299.24	-29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,208.74 JOD20,000.000	$25,000.00 VEF249,362.52	-11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.99 JOD8.500	$23.50 VEF234.40	+96.0%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 6.9% less for housing

	Amman	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.31 JOD22.910	$36.92 VEF368.29	+14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$466.06 JOD330.430	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$294.91 JOD209.090	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	+32.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.24 JOD57.600	$16.19 VEF161.48	-80.1%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 31.2% less for childcare

	Amman	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$265.56 JOD188.280	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	-49.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,591.38 JOD3,964.290	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	-13.1%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Amman	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.64 JOD4.000	$1.50 VEF14.96	-73.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 JOD2.910	$2.66 VEF26.51	-35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 JOD2.600	$5.00 VEF49.87	+36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.34 JOD42.780	$63.18 VEF630.21	+4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 JOD8.000	$6.00 VEF59.85	-46.8%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

	Amman	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.78 JOD39.550	$56.88 VEF567.30	+2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.93 JOD40.360	$37.50 VEF374.04	-34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.14 JOD81.640	$86.67 VEF864.46	-24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.27 JOD56.910	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	+37.8%
Average			-4.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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