Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 80.4% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$8.62
₽809.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
$1.02
₽95.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
$0.57
₽53.60
|
|
pay 16.2% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
$5.18
₽485.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
$4.02
₽377.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
$2.00
₽187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
$0.62
₽58.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
$0.53
₽50.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
$0.70
₽65.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
$1.40
₽131.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
$0.27
₽25.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
$0.26
₽24.82
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Caracas
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
$2.47
₽232.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
$3.94
₽370.04
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
$3.08
₽289.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
$2.57
₽241.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
$6.16
₽578.19
|
|
pay 71.9% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
|
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