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Caracas vs. Asmara Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 84.6% more expensive than Asmara.

Restaurants: pay 16.7% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 49.5% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 44.9% more in Caracas
Housing: pay 25.8% less in Caracas
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 30.4% less in Caracas

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

Caracas vs. Asmara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.7% more for restaurants

	Asmara	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$11.00 VEF109.72	-8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$10.00 VEF99.75	+66.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$1.32 VEF13.16	+5.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$1.03 VEF10.25	+2.8%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 49.5% more for groceries

	Asmara	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	??	$2.46 VEF24.50
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$4.43 VEF44.21	+195.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$7.83 VEF78.10	+47.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$3.22 VEF32.07	-26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$3.42 VEF34.11	-71.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$2.68 VEF26.71	-51.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.90 VEF8.98	+55.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$1.21 VEF12.04	+33.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$1.00 VEF10.02	+99.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$1.17 VEF11.69	+68.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$1.06 VEF10.60	+145.3%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 44.9% more for transportation

	Asmara	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$1.89 VEF18.88	-77.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$30.00 VEF299.24	+275.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$25,000.00 VEF249,362.52	-62.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.50 VEF234.40
Average			+44.9%

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pay 25.8% less for housing

	Asmara	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$36.92 VEF368.29	-81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	+3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	-2.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$16.19 VEF161.48	-23.0%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Asmara	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	+440.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	+190.1%
Average			+315.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Asmara	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$1.50 VEF14.96	+87.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$2.66 VEF26.51	+222.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.00 VEF49.87
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$63.18 VEF630.21	+134.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$6.00 VEF59.85	+445.5%
Average			+222.3%

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	Asmara	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$56.88 VEF567.30	-31.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$37.50 VEF374.04	-50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$86.67 VEF864.46	-56.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	+16.4%
Average			-30.4%

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