Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 62.5% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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