Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 42.6% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.45
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.67
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.20
|
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.86
|
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Philippines
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.70
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.67
|
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.67
|
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.94
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.24
|
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.18
|
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱39.04
|
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.21
|
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.53
|
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.51
|
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱59.01
|
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.48
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱697.30
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,451,143.96
|
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.42
|
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
Philippines
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,215.05
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,622.07
|
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,938.31
|
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,318.39
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,842.72
|
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱346,164.23
|
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.96
|
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.81
|
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.21
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,180.62
|
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.56
|
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,178.32
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,322.78
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,888.31
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,478.97
|
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
|
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