Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 39.0% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Caracas
- Groceries
-
pay 36.2% more in Caracas
- Transportation
-
pay 2.8 times more in Caracas
- Housing
-
pay 56.0% less in Caracas
- Childcare
-
pay 34.1% less in Caracas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 27.3% more in Caracas
- Clothing
-
pay 11.1% less in Caracas
The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Caracas are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including housing, childcare, and clothing are lower in Caracas. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Caracas.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Addis Ababa
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB809.40
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB841.14
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB105.90
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB67.74
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 36.2% more for groceries
Addis Ababa
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB162.09
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB654.73
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB820.01
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB357.37
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB761.67
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB445.35
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB68.31
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB145.46
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB52.14
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.99
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB107.13
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Addis Ababa
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB658.28
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,349.00
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,372,500.00
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB494.41
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
Addis Ababa
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB23,090.38
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB87,023.99
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB57,027.93
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,840.68
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 34.1% less for childcare
Addis Ababa
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,990.74
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,924,358.33
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
Addis Ababa
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB134.90
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB155.10
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB539.60
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,221.27
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB903.83
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
Addis Ababa
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,520.17
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB10,139.98
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,682.89
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB16,096.50
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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