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Caracas vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 4.7% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 50.7% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 81.8% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 45.9% less in Caracas
Housing: pay 14.1% less in Caracas
Childcare: pay 30.8% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.3% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 52.4% more in Caracas

The cost of groceries, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Caracas are more expensive than in Pretoria. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and housing are lower in Caracas. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Caracas.

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Caracas vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Caracas instead of Pretoria, you would:

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pay 50.7% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 ZAR148.66	$10.80 VEF107.76	+19.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 ZAR89.20	$11.00 VEF109.72	+103.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 ZAR17.48	$1.53 VEF15.23	+44.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 ZAR14.04	$1.32 VEF13.13	+54.7%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 81.8% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 ZAR18.21	$2.27 VEF22.67	+105.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18 ZAR68.94	$5.08 VEF50.69	+21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 ZAR73.36	$10.26 VEF102.36	+130.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 ZAR40.74	$4.73 VEF47.13	+91.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.23 ZAR36.86	$4.21 VEF41.95	+88.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.10	$3.29 VEF32.80	+314.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZAR12.22	$0.91 VEF9.08	+22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 ZAR13.11	$0.99 VEF9.84	+24.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR11.92	$1.05 VEF10.45	+45.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ZAR8.18	$1.02 VEF10.17	+105.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 ZAR8.93	$0.99 VEF9.88	+82.8%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 45.9% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.75 ZAR94.81	$3.18 VEF31.72	-44.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	$30.00 VEF299.24	-83.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	$25,000.00 VEF249K	-29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.55 ZAR108.03	$27.00 VEF269.31	+312.2%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 14.1% less for housing

	Pretoria	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.83 ZAR607.50	$37.99 VEF378.95	+3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	+34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	+4.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	$16.60 VEF165.55	-85.6%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 30.8% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	-38.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	-22.0%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ZAR42.12	$2.00 VEF19.95	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ZAR37.17	$3.63 VEF36.19	+61.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 ZAR53.60	$4.58 VEF45.68	+40.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.49 ZAR519.46	$66.50 VEF663.30	+111.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 ZAR118.93	$6.50 VEF64.83	-9.9%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 52.4% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.03 ZAR874.71	$76.58 VEF763.81	+44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.00 ZAR527.89	$50.89 VEF507.62	+59.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	+45.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	+61.5%
Average			+52.4%

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