Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 47.2% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 24.9% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 29.2% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 32.6% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 68.8% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
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