Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 44.4% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.51
|
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
|
pay 20.3% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.63
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,738.43
|
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
|
pay 66.5% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.48
|
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.88
|
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.20
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.77
|
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,116.80
|
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.69
|
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.55
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.21
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.10
|
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
|
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