Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 28.0% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 97.4% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
|
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
|
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 34.7% less for childcare
|
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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