Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 33.3% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Rome, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.50
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
Rome
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Rome
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.17
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.98
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.39
|
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
Rome
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.44
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,095.60
|
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€723.56
|
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.02
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Rome
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.53
|
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,165.70
|
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.61
|
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
|
pay 28.9% less for clothing
Rome
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.02
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.97
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.02
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.83
|
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
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