Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 18.7% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 99.7% more in Caracas
- Groceries
-
pay 50.0% more in Caracas
- Transportation
-
pay 39.2% more in Caracas
- Housing
-
pay 16.7% less in Caracas
- Childcare
-
pay 50.1% less in Caracas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.1% less in Caracas
- Clothing
-
pay 12.6% more in Caracas
The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Caracas are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Caracas. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Caracas.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Quito, you would:
pay 99.7% more for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 16.7% less for housing
|
Quito
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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