Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 67.9% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,746
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,441
|
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,375
|
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,154
|
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,424
|
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,191
|
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,698
|
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,528
|
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,053
|
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
|
pay 96.8% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,672
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,684
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,418
|
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
|
pay 74.7% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
|
pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,188
|
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,710
|
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,818
|
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
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