Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 9.2% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.94
RON50.07
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
RON9.55
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
RON9.68
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
RON5.07
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.60
RON21.04
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
RON30.32
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
RON14.94
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
RON13.81
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RON2.48
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.52
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RON3.28
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RON4.12
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RON2.08
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
RON2.04
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.88
RON26.91
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.51
RON80.11
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,408.94
RON120,852.60
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.91
RON27.04
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 59.4% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.86
RON40.56
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$568.98
RON2,603.78
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$395.47
RON1,809.76
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.98
RON544.49
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.31
RON2,211.74
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,056.32
RON46,019.74
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RON14.02
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
RON14.40
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.69
RON26.04
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.37
RON230.51
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.66
RON35.05
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Bucharest
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.75
RON360.36
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.30
RON184.42
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.53
RON373.12
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.55
RON460.16
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
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