Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 47.1% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 81.7% more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
Khartoum
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
Khartoum
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 89.8% more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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