Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 66.3% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
|
pay 72.3% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
|
pay 71.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
|
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