Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 12.6% more expensive than Phnom Penh.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Phnom Penh, you would:
pay 51.6% more for restaurants
Phnom Penh
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Phnom Penh
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
|
pay 44.8% more for transportation
Phnom Penh
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
Phnom Penh
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
|
pay 62.9% less for childcare
Phnom Penh
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Phnom Penh
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
|
pay 56.8% more for clothing
Phnom Penh
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
|
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