Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 36.6% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Caracas instead of France, you would:
pay 36.5% less for restaurants
France
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.86
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
|
pay 17.9% less for groceries
France
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
France
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
France
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
France
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
|
pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
France
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
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