Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 10.7% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Amman, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 80.6% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
|
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD40.010
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD20,005.640
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.400
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
|
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.210
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.760
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.960
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.470
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 39.2% less for childcare
|
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.670
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,031.540
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.720
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.810
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.590
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.760
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.160
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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