Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 4.5 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Caracas
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$26.69
A$41.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
$2.70
A$4.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
$2.13
A$3.32
|
|
pay 74.0% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
$6.42
A$10.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
$6.48
A$10.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
$3.63
A$5.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
$1.47
A$2.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
$1.13
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
$1.60
A$2.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
$2.47
A$3.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
$1.17
A$1.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
$0.96
A$1.50
|
|
pay 94.5% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
$5.45
A$8.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
$100.08
A$155.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
$15.93
A$24.83
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
|
pay 12.7 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
$8.01
A$12.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
$3.74
A$5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
$64.70
A$100.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
$13.34
A$20.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Caracas
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
$183.19
A$285.52
|
|
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