Cost of living comparison
Paris is 3.4 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Paris instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Caracas
|
Paris
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
$6.40
€6.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Caracas
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
$92.35
€86.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
$21.89
€20.54
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
$1,438.32
€1,349.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
$1,037.88
€973.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
$169.67
€159.19
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
$830.08
€778.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
$18,062.39
€16,947.03
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
$39.26
€36.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 81.3% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
$110.46
€103.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
$41.99
€39.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
$101.08
€94.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
$143.22
€134.38
|
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