Cost of living comparison
United States is 3.3 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in United States instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 64.3% more for restaurants
Caracas
|
United States
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 78.6% more for groceries
Caracas
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 45.9% more for transportation
Caracas
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Caracas
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
Caracas
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
$109.59
|
|
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