Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 8.3% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
Dakar
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA883
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA816
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA416
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,148
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,726
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,453
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA3,025
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA610
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA584
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA475
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA361
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA308
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,689
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,559
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,578,238
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,583
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
Dakar
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,123
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA563,339
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA221,342
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA55,327
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 55.1% less for childcare
Dakar
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA153,223
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,513,149
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,507
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,379
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA804
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,855
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA36,171
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,769
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA50,037
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,716
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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