Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 6.5% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3500
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2800
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1800
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0200
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1700
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4100
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF564.9100
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4000
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Santiago
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7100
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF17.5400
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF14.7700
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.8000
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.0800
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF221.4700
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.2900
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2000
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.7500
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0500
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.4100
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.5400
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
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