Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 3.3 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 90.3% more for restaurants
Caracas
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
$4.96
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Caracas
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$7.71
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$53.87
€50.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
$22.76
€21.26
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
$873.71
€816.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
$944.84
€882.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
$34.17
€31.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 57.2% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$132.04
€123.34
|
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