Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 31.1% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.81
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.85
|
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.26
|
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.67
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Victoria
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,362.06
|
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,489.25
|
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.50
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
|
pay 9.6% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,898.27
|
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
|
pay 56.3% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.47
|
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR157.01
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,238.21
|
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.56
|
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.56
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.21
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.62
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
|
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