Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 49.9% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Baku, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 92.5% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 23.0% more for housing
|
Baku
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
|
Baku
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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