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Caracas vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 4.2% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants
pay 14.8% less in Caracas
Groceries
pay 23.0% less in Caracas
Transportation
pay 39.6% less in Caracas
Housing
pay 57.9% less in Caracas
Childcare
pay 2.6 times more in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.1% less in Caracas
Clothing
pay 15.4% more in Caracas

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

Caracas vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Caracas instead of Saint John's, you would:

pay 14.8% less for restaurants

 
Saint John's
Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.88
EC$37.50
$11.00
VEF109.72
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.10
EC$30.00
$10.00
VEF99.75
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.07
EC$5.60
$1.32
VEF13.16

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pay 23.0% less for groceries

 
Saint John's
Caracas
Bread
1 loaf
$2.78
EC$7.50
$2.46
VEF24.50
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.07
EC$11.00
$4.43
VEF44.21
Milk (1 gallon) $8.40
EC$22.71
$7.83
VEF78.10

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pay 39.6% less for transportation

 
Saint John's
Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.29
EC$17.00
$1.89
VEF18.88
Monthly public transit pass ?? $30.00
VEF299.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,681.34
EC$64,000.00
$25,000.00
VEF249,362.52

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pay 57.9% less for housing

 
Saint John's
Caracas
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$77.58
EC$209.67
$36.92
VEF368.29
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,048.39
EC$2,833.33
$493.75
VEF4,924.91
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $678.37
EC$1,833.33
$390.00
VEF3,890.06

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

 
Saint John's
Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $135.00
VEF1,346.56
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
$4,860.00
VEF48,476.07

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pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint John's
Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
EC$5.00
$1.50
VEF14.96
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.95
EC$10.67
$2.66
VEF26.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $5.00
VEF49.87

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pay 15.4% more for clothing

 
Saint John's
Caracas
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.00
EC$135.13
$56.88
VEF567.30
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $37.50
VEF374.04
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.00
EC$200.00
$86.67
VEF864.46

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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