Cost of living comparison
London is 5.2 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in London instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 71.8% more for restaurants
Caracas
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$21.12
£16.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$9.10
£7.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
$1.75
£1.39
|
|
pay 22.9% more for groceries
Caracas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
$4.08
£3.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
$5.80
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
$3.53
£2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
$0.71
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
$1.16
£0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
$0.66
£0.52
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Caracas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
$8.25
£6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
$198.74
£157.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
$31,052.51
£24,642.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
$22.83
£18.12
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for housing
Caracas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
$36.24
£28.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
$2,575.57
£2,043.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
$1,776.05
£1,409.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
$286.24
£227.15
|
|
pay 15.1 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
$1,945.82
£1,544.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
$21,135.46
£16,772.85
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
$7.45
£5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
$4.25
£3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
$56.73
£45.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
|
pay 59.5% more for clothing
Caracas
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
$92.70
£73.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
$42.71
£33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
$92.09
£73.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
$120.19
£95.38
|
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