Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 16.2% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 51.6% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
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