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Caracas vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 62.2% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 63.1% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 93.0% more in Caracas
Housing: pay 37.4% more in Caracas
Childcare: pay 19.8% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.1% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 13.3% more in Caracas

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Caracas are more expensive than in Astana. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Caracas.

Caracas vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.1% more for restaurants

	Astana	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.79 KZT4,054.36	$11.00 VEF109.72	+41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 KZT2,861.90	$10.00 VEF99.75	+81.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 KZT490.77	$1.32 VEF13.16	+39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KZT282.50	$1.03 VEF10.25	+89.4%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Astana	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 KZT233.99	$2.46 VEF24.50	+446.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 KZT2,330.97	$4.43 VEF44.21	-1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 KZT1,949.88	$7.83 VEF78.10	+109.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 KZT870.98	$3.22 VEF32.07	+92.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT1,049.76	$3.42 VEF34.11	+69.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 KZT297.08	$2.68 VEF26.71	+369.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT427.31	$0.90 VEF8.98	+9.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 KZT441.55	$1.21 VEF12.04	+42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT403.19	$1.00 VEF10.02	+29.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT124.30	$1.17 VEF11.69	+391.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT87.25	$1.06 VEF10.60	+534.4%
Average			+190.3%

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pay 93.0% more for transportation

	Astana	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.74 KZT904.00	$1.89 VEF18.88	+9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.74 KZT7,154.75	$30.00 VEF299.24	+118.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,134.22 KZT10,484,092.72	$25,000.00 VEF249,362.52	+24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.33 KZT3,815.87	$23.50 VEF234.40	+220.7%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 37.4% more for housing

	Astana	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 KZT6,962.01	$36.92 VEF368.29	+176.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.75 KZT237,833.74	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	+8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.14 KZT163,057.62	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	+24.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.46 KZT20,549.56	$16.19 VEF161.48	-59.0%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 19.8% less for childcare

	Astana	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.54 KZT119,526.40	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	-41.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,780.94 KZT2,489,485.86	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	+1.7%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT572.38	$1.50 VEF14.96	+36.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 KZT1,063.27	$2.66 VEF26.51	+30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 KZT944.43	$5.00 VEF49.87	+175.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 KZT25,103.45	$63.18 VEF630.21	+31.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,671.11	$6.00 VEF59.85	+17.0%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 13.3% more for clothing

	Astana	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.32 KZT27,766.65	$56.88 VEF567.30	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.64 KZT17,518.30	$37.50 VEF374.04	+11.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.14 KZT42,769.50	$86.67 VEF864.46	+5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.48 KZT44,509.57	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	+29.4%
Average			+13.3%

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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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