Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Saint John's instead of Caracas, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Caracas
|
Saint John's
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Caracas
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Caracas
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Caracas
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Caracas
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Caracas
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
?? |
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