Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 44.8% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 83.1% more for restaurants
|
Ankara
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY251.22
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY43.92
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.43
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Ankara
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.83
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY159.25
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY134.83
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY58.09
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY93.28
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.81
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.45
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.69
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.71
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.55
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.93
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Ankara
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY166.37
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY301.46
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,549,518.41
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY186.69
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
|
Ankara
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY397.43
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,473.59
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,798.94
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,833.82
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
|
Ankara
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,348.84
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY358,952.20
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ankara
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY120.59
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY98.22
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.34
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,413.44
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY200.98
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
Ankara
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,957.78
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,574.50
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,599.82
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,222.78
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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