Cost of living comparison

Venezuela

compared to

Sweden

Stockholm vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 89.6% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 53.7% more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 8.7% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 85.7% more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 62.6% more in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.9% more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 23.9% more in Stockholm

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

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Stockholm vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.7% more for restaurants

	Caracas	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.80 VEF107.76	$17.99 SEK178.38	+66.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 VEF109.72	$11.90 SEK117.93	+8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 VEF15.23	$3.66 SEK36.32	+140.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.13	$3.09 SEK30.60	+134.5%
Average			+53.7%

Caracas vs. Stockholm - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.7% more for groceries

	Caracas	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$2.27 VEF22.67	$3.97 SEK39.36	+74.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 VEF50.69	$6.37 SEK63.11	+25.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.26 VEF102.36	$6.67 SEK66.09	-35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.73 VEF47.13	$5.11 SEK50.68	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.21 VEF41.95	$5.83 SEK57.75	+38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.29 VEF32.80	$1.60 SEK15.85	-51.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 VEF9.08	$1.26 SEK12.50	+38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 VEF9.84	$1.44 SEK14.23	+45.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 VEF10.45	$2.02 SEK20.03	+92.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 VEF10.17	$0.79 SEK7.78	-23.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 VEF9.88	$0.80 SEK7.94	-19.1%
Average			+8.7%

Caracas vs. Stockholm - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.7% more for transportation

	Caracas	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.18 VEF31.72	$6.72 SEK66.59	+111.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$105.97 SEK1,050.45	+253.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249K	$32,980.57 SEK327K	+31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.00 VEF269.31	$17.85 SEK176.99	-33.9%
Average			+85.7%

Caracas vs. Stockholm - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Caracas	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.99 VEF378.95	$39.70 SEK393.49	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	$1,674.52 SEK16,599.03	+174.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	$1,080.50 SEK10,710.63	+154.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.60 VEF165.55	$190.15 SEK1,884.88	+1045.6%
Average			+214.3%

Caracas vs. Stockholm - Cost of housing

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pay 62.6% more for childcare

	Caracas	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	$157.47 SEK1,560.91	-1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	$16,395.31 SEK163K	+168.8%
Average			+62.6%

Caracas vs. Stockholm - Cost of childcare

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pay 79.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 VEF19.95	$7.95 SEK78.78	+297.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.63 VEF36.19	$5.05 SEK50.04	+39.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 VEF45.68	$8.70 SEK86.22	+89.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.50 VEF663.30	$46.98 SEK465.67	-29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 VEF64.83	$18.99 SEK188.29	+192.2%
Average			+79.9%

Caracas vs. Stockholm - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 23.9% more for clothing

	Caracas	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.58 VEF763.81	$111.49 SEK1,105.16	+45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.89 VEF507.62	$58.75 SEK582.33	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	$135.62 SEK1,344.36	+1.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	$184.97 SEK1,833.59	+38.2%
Average			+23.9%

Caracas vs. Stockholm - Cost of clothing

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