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Lome vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 16.1% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% more in Lome
Groceries: pay 2.4% less in Lome
Transportation: pay 33.5% more in Lome
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Lome
Childcare: pay 26.4% less in Lome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% less in Lome
Clothing: pay 36.6% less in Lome

The cost of housing, transportation, and restaurants in Lome are more expensive than in Caracas. Expenses including clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Lome. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Lome.

Lome vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lome instead of Caracas, you would:

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pay 12.7% more for restaurants

	Caracas	Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 VEF109.72	$2.51 F CFA1,413	-77.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 VEF99.75	$5.82 F CFA3,275	-41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.16	$3.46 F CFA1,946	+162.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 VEF10.25	$1.10 F CFA620	+7.3%
Average			+12.7%

Caracas vs. Lome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4% less for groceries

	Caracas	Lome
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VEF24.50	$1.31 F CFA738	-46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 VEF44.21	$7.15 F CFA4,024	+61.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 VEF78.10	$9.37 F CFA5,268	+19.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 VEF32.07	$2.04 F CFA1,147	-36.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 VEF34.11	$4.87 F CFA2,738	+42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.68 VEF26.71	$1.22 F CFA684	-54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.98	$0.68 F CFA380	-24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 VEF12.04	$2.03 F CFA1,141	+68.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 VEF10.02	$1.15 F CFA646	+14.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 VEF11.69	$0.81 F CFA456	-30.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 VEF10.60	$0.65 F CFA365	-38.9%
Average			-2.4%

Caracas vs. Lome - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.5% more for transportation

	Caracas	Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.66 F CFA2,622	+146.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$53.66 F CFA30,180	+78.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249K	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 VEF234.40	$12.12 F CFA6,816	-48.4%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Caracas	Lome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.92 VEF368.29	$44.72 F CFA25,150	+21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	$330.92 F CFA186K	-33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	$201.23 F CFA113K	-48.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.19 VEF161.48	$116.41 F CFA65,473	+619.1%
Average			+139.7%

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pay 26.4% less for childcare

	Caracas	Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-26.4%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$0.89 F CFA503	-40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 VEF26.51	$5.84 F CFA3,286	+119.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 VEF49.87	$1.43 F CFA805	-71.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.18 VEF630.21	$50.68 F CFA28,503	-19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$4.47 F CFA2,515	-25.5%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 36.6% less for clothing

	Caracas	Lome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.88 VEF567.30	$25.04 F CFA14,084	-56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.50 VEF374.04	$27.73 F CFA15,593	-26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.67 VEF864.46	$42.04 F CFA23,641	-51.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	$96.59 F CFA54,324	-12.7%
Average			-36.6%

Caracas vs. Lome - 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: June 2026

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