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Guyana

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Venezuela

Caracas vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 28.1% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% less in Caracas
Groceries: pay 23.9% less in Caracas
Transportation: pay 23.2% less in Caracas
Housing: pay 40.9% less in Caracas
Childcare: pay 77.5% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 40.0% more in Caracas

The cost of clothing and entertainment and sports in Caracas are more expensive than in Georgetown. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Caracas.

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Caracas vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.5% less for restaurants

	Georgetown	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	$10.80 VEF107.76	-39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	$11.00 VEF109.72	+17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 GYD260.07	$1.53 VEF15.23	+22.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 GYD132.54	$1.32 VEF13.13	+107.8%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 23.9% less for groceries

	Georgetown	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 GYD436.70	$2.27 VEF22.67	+8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	$5.08 VEF50.69	-34.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	$10.26 VEF102.36	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.08 GYD854.23	$4.73 VEF47.13	+15.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 GYD668.32	$4.21 VEF41.95	+31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.64 GYD761.80	$3.29 VEF32.80	-9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.80 GYD375.97	$0.91 VEF9.08	-49.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.81 GYD378.61	$0.99 VEF9.84	-45.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.20 GYD669.94	$1.05 VEF10.45	-67.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 GYD228.28	$1.02 VEF10.17	-6.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38 GYD289.56	$0.99 VEF9.88	-28.5%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 23.2% less for transportation

	Georgetown	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.96 GYD828.60	$3.18 VEF31.72	-19.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	$30.00 VEF299.24	-50.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,252.48 GYD6M	$25,000.00 VEF249K	-8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	$27.00 VEF269.31	+15.2%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 40.9% less for housing

	Georgetown	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	$37.99 VEF378.95	-13.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.21 GYD201K	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$519.95 GYD109K	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	-18.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	$16.60 VEF165.55	-82.0%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 77.5% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,026.67 GYD215K	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	-84.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,738.24 GYD4M	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	-67.4%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 GYD400.11	$2.00 VEF19.95	+4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	$3.63 VEF36.19	-38.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.35 GYD700.19	$4.58 VEF45.68	+36.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	$66.50 VEF663.30	+73.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	$6.50 VEF64.83	+4.6%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 40.0% more for clothing

	Georgetown	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	$76.58 VEF763.81	+100.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	$50.89 VEF507.62	+22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	-1.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	+57.7%
Average			+40.0%

Georgetown vs. Caracas - Cost of clothing

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