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Buenos Aires vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 56.6% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 12.0% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 11.7% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 92.6% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 78.5% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Caracas. Notably, housing, childcare, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Caracas, you would:

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pay 46.0% more for restaurants

	Caracas	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 VEF109.72	$18.00 ARS26,115.45	+63.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 VEF99.75	$12.00 ARS17,410.30	+20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.16	$2.18 ARS3,164.50	+65.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 VEF10.25	$1.39 ARS2,013.97	+35.1%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 12.0% less for groceries

	Caracas	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VEF24.50	$2.89 ARS4,194.11	+17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 VEF44.21	$6.13 ARS8,898.60	+38.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 VEF78.10	$5.84 ARS8,468.98	-25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 VEF32.07	$3.29 ARS4,771.86	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 VEF34.11	$3.92 ARS5,686.63	+14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.68 VEF26.71	$1.15 ARS1,669.85	-57.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.98	$0.96 ARS1,394.68	+6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 VEF12.04	$0.57 ARS821.69	-53.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 VEF10.02	$1.14 ARS1,653.41	+13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 VEF11.69	$0.66 ARS955.61	-43.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 VEF10.60	$0.58 ARS839.86	-45.5%
Average			-12.0%

Caracas vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.7% more for transportation

	Caracas	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.31 ARS6,257.33	+127.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$20.00 ARS29,017.17	-33.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249,362.52	$25,000.00 ARS36,271,460.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 VEF234.40	$9.51 ARS13,804.86	-59.5%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Caracas	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.92 VEF368.29	$29.42 ARS42,687.67	-20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	$659.06 ARS956,209.27	+33.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	$463.75 ARS672,831.64	+18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.19 VEF161.48	$100.98 ARS146,505.16	+523.8%
Average			+139.0%

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pay 92.6% more for childcare

	Caracas	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	$367.39 ARS533,032.76	+172.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	$5,496.25 ARS7,974,280.48	+13.1%
Average			+92.6%

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pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$3.80 ARS5,513.26	+153.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 VEF26.51	$4.13 ARS5,985.65	+55.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 VEF49.87	$3.68 ARS5,339.16	-26.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.18 VEF630.21	$43.59 ARS63,238.39	-31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$9.00 ARS13,057.73	+50.0%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 78.5% more for clothing

	Caracas	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.88 VEF567.30	$112.87 ARS163,753.74	+98.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.50 VEF374.04	$91.59 ARS132,888.76	+144.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.67 VEF864.46	$129.33 ARS187,644.35	+49.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	$134.94 ARS195,772.69	+22.0%
Average			+78.5%

Caracas vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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