Cost of living comparison
Bern is 5.8 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Bern instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Caracas
|
Bern
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$25.97
CHF23.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$16.57
CHF15.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$4.47
CHF4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Caracas
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$3.27
CHF2.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$11.92
CHF10.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$7.39
CHF6.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$6.04
CHF5.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$13.47
CHF12.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$1.02
CHF0.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Caracas
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$7.69
CHF6.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$87.29
CHF79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,854.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$51.82
CHF46.98
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$52.19
CHF47.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,440.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,043.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$254.38
CHF230.60
|
|
pay 19.0 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,654.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,049.79
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$7.18
CHF6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$5.06
CHF4.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$10.22
CHF9.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$76.47
CHF69.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$22.10
CHF20.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Caracas
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$146.65
CHF132.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$61.69
CHF55.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$159.53
CHF144.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$183.11
CHF165.99
|
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