Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 34.0% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 10.5% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.25
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.04
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.95
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.61
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.92
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.23
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.98
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.92
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.64
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,518.08
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,214.46
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.56
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG387.20
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.01
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.46
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.52
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.42
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.53
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.89
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.59
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.43
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG213.21
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
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