Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 42.5% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Praia, you would:
pay 40.8% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
Praia
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
|
pay 5.7% more for transportation
Praia
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
|
pay 16.3% more for housing
Praia
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Praia
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
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