Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 21.7% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Athens, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Athens
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Athens
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.68
|
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
Athens
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.07
|
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.43
|
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Athens
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€455.96
|
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
|
pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.79
|
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Athens
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.00
|
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
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