Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 2.7 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 73.0% more for restaurants
Caracas
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$19.00
₪70.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$2.42
₪8.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$1.87
₪6.91
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$6.58
₪24.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$6.91
₪25.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$4.71
₪17.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$1.35
₪5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$0.90
₪3.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$0.75
₪2.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$0.86
₪3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 87.8% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$7.37
₪27.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$61.07
₪226.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$10.20
₪37.80
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$7.60
₪28.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$3.74
₪13.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$82.87
₪306.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$12.21
₪45.24
|
|
pay 52.1% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
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