Cost of living comparison
Praia is 17.1% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Praia instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Praia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$4.67
CVE484.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
$1.41
CVE146.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$0.96
CVE98.97
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
Caracas
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
$1.19
CVE122.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
$3.22
CVE333.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$3.53
CVE365.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$2.47
CVE255.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
$1.98
CVE204.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
$1.23
CVE127.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$0.94
CVE97.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
$0.60
CVE62.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$0.65
CVE67.16
|
|
pay 41.9% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$6.38
CVE661.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$60.11
CVE6,229.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
$246.37
CVE25,529.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
$148.36
CVE15,374.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$62.56
CVE6,482.78
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
Caracas
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
$76.40
CVE7,917.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$1,064.30
CVE110,288.25
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$2.27
CVE235.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$1.49
CVE154.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
$27.92
CVE2,893.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Praia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$118.26
CVE12,254.25
|
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