Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 3.8 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 30.4% more for restaurants
Caracas
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
$21.44
€20.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
$2.46
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
$1.95
€1.84
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
$3.60
€3.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
$5.32
€5.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
$4.22
€3.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
$4.64
€4.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
$1.28
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
$1.86
€1.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Caracas
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$7.19
€6.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$123.25
€116.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$39,306.91
€37,185.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
$26.47
€25.04
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
$55.82
€52.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
$2,138.28
€2,022.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
$1,827.10
€1,728.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
$214.65
€203.06
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
$1,307.98
€1,237.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$9,645.87
€9,125.27
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$7.50
€7.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
$4.33
€4.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$17.68
€16.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
$56.25
€53.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$13.93
€13.18
|
|
pay 19.6% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
$96.07
€90.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
$41.10
€38.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
$97.72
€92.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
$114.27
€108.10
|
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