Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 18.6% cheaper than Bratislava.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
€9.02
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.02
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Bratislava
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.18
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.37
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
€3.37
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.33
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.81
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.52
€6.04
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.10
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,439.37
€23,553.65
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.64
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
Bratislava
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
€19.09
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$774.70
€717.27
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.14
€557.51
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.23
€179.84
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.18
€564.02
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,273.77
€13,215.71
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
€2.64
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.01
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.90
€38.80
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.03
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Bratislava
|
Caracas
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.61
€64.45
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
€32.36
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.87
€77.65
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.95
€97.17
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
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