Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 33.6% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Caracas instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Caracas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
|
pay 79.9% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
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