Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 24.6% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 20.4% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.62
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Lisbon
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.91
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.82
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.16
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.41
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,330.55
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€927.91
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€100.73
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€535.30
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,426.21
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.34
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Lisbon
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€78.53
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.57
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.14
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€98.87
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
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