Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 10.5% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
Caracas
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 40.4% more for housing
Caracas
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
|
pay 77.6% more for childcare
Caracas
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 50.8% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
|
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