Cost of living comparison

Venezuela

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Norway

Oslo vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Oslo is 2.4 times more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 85.3% more in Oslo
Groceries: pay 31.1% more in Oslo
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Oslo
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Oslo
Childcare: pay 93.4% more in Oslo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Oslo
Clothing: pay 15.4% more in Oslo

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, restaurants, and groceries in Oslo are more expensive than in Caracas. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Oslo.

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Oslo vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.3% more for restaurants

	Caracas	Oslo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.80 VEF107.76	$20.88 NOK196.87	+93.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 VEF109.72	$15.66 NOK147.65	+42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 VEF15.23	$4.29 NOK40.48	+181.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.13	$3.35 NOK31.56	+154.2%
Average			+85.3%

Caracas vs. Oslo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.1% more for groceries

	Caracas	Oslo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.27 VEF22.67	$4.16 NOK39.22	+83.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 VEF50.69	$7.40 NOK69.77	+45.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.26 VEF102.36	$9.52 NOK89.71	-7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.73 VEF47.13	$5.92 NOK55.83	+25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.21 VEF41.95	$7.01 NOK66.11	+66.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.29 VEF32.80	$1.50 NOK14.16	-54.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 VEF9.08	$1.20 NOK11.27	+31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 VEF9.84	$1.57 NOK14.82	+59.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 VEF10.45	$2.66 NOK25.12	+154.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 VEF10.17	$1.22 NOK11.51	+19.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 VEF9.88	$1.29 NOK12.20	+30.7%
Average			+31.1%

Caracas vs. Oslo - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Caracas	Oslo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.18 VEF31.72	$9.05 NOK85.31	+184.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$81.23 NOK765.82	+170.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249K	$48,017.78 NOK453K	+92.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.00 VEF269.31	$26.52 NOK250.02	-1.8%
Average			+124.6%

Caracas vs. Oslo - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Caracas	Oslo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.99 VEF378.95	$55.32 NOK521.50	+45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	$2,027.04 NOK19,110.31	+232.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	$1,564.65 NOK14,751.06	+268.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.60 VEF165.55	$318.93 NOK3,006.77	+1821.5%
Average			+332.2%

Caracas vs. Oslo - Cost of housing

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pay 93.4% more for childcare

	Caracas	Oslo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	$235.44 NOK2,219.68	+47.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	$15,500.12 NOK146K	+154.1%
Average			+93.4%

Caracas vs. Oslo - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Oslo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 VEF19.95	$11.69 NOK110.25	+484.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.63 VEF36.19	$5.92 NOK55.85	+63.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 VEF45.68	$18.79 NOK177.18	+310.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.50 VEF663.30	$58.98 NOK556.03	-11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 VEF64.83	$19.84 NOK187.02	+205.2%
Average			+131.9%

Caracas vs. Oslo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 15.4% more for clothing

	Caracas	Oslo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.58 VEF763.81	$100.13 NOK943.98	+30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.89 VEF507.62	$59.75 NOK563.26	+17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	$132.59 NOK1,250.01	-0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	$156.09 NOK1,471.59	+16.6%
Average			+15.4%

Caracas vs. Oslo - Cost of clothing

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