Cost of living comparison

Venezuela

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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 80.2% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 64.1% more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 59.0% more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 35.8% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 23.8% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 59.1% more in Ashgabat

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

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Ashgabat vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.1% more for restaurants

	Caracas	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.80 VEF107.76	$31.43 TMT110.31	+190.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 VEF109.72	$12.86 TMT45.13	+16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 VEF15.23	$1.57 TMT5.52	+2.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.13	$0.86 TMT3.01	-34.9%
Average			+64.1%

Caracas vs. Ashgabat - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.0% more for groceries

	Caracas	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$2.27 VEF22.67	$2.04 TMT7.15	-10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 VEF50.69	$18.82 TMT66.06	+270.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.26 VEF102.36	$17.09 TMT59.98	+66.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.73 VEF47.13	$6.00 TMT21.06	+27.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.21 VEF41.95	$9.07 TMT31.84	+115.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.29 VEF32.80	$2.30 TMT8.07	-30.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 VEF9.08	$3.84 TMT13.49	+322.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 VEF9.84	$3.40 TMT11.94	+244.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 VEF10.45	$1.67 TMT5.87	+59.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 VEF10.17	$1.04 TMT3.64	+1.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 VEF9.88	$0.65 TMT2.27	-34.6%
Average			+59.0%

Caracas vs. Ashgabat - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.8% less for transportation

	Caracas	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.18 VEF31.72	$1.62 TMT5.69	-49.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$10.00 TMT35.10	-66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249K	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+75.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.00 VEF269.31	$9.71 TMT34.10	-64.0%
Average			-35.8%

Caracas vs. Ashgabat - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Caracas	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.99 VEF378.95	$102.86 TMT361.03	+170.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+131.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+135.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.60 VEF165.55	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+2532.8%
Average			+238.4%

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pay 23.8% less for childcare

	Caracas	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	$22.86 TMT80.23	-85.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+306.7%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 VEF19.95	$5.71 TMT20.06	+185.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.63 VEF36.19	$6.79 TMT23.82	+87.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 VEF45.68	$25.71 TMT90.26	+461.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.50 VEF663.30	$195.24 TMT685.29	+193.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 VEF64.83	$8.57 TMT30.09	+31.9%
Average			+133.1%

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pay 59.1% more for clothing

	Caracas	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.58 VEF763.81	$55.71 TMT195.56	-27.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.89 VEF507.62	$114.29 TMT401.14	+124.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+172.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	$192.86 TMT676.93	+44.1%
Average			+59.1%

Caracas vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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