Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Caracas, Venezuela

Caracas vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 5.8% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 33.3% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 79.1% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Caracas
Housing: pay 30.7% less in Caracas
Childcare: pay 25.2% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 15.8% less in Caracas

The cost of groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Caracas are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Caracas. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Caracas.

Caracas vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Caracas instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 33.3% more for restaurants

	Beirut	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,383	$15.00 VEF149.62	+50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,747	$12.00 VEF119.69	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,461	$1.78 VEF17.78	+12.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,291	$1.29 VEF12.84	+13.9%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 79.1% more for groceries

	Beirut	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,975	$2.17 VEF21.64	+137.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,770	$4.87 VEF48.61	-11.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,655	$7.73 VEF77.06	+24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,521	$3.03 VEF30.26	+11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,842	$3.24 VEF32.36	-15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP62,004	$2.55 VEF25.43	+268.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,798	$0.66 VEF6.56	+18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,806	$0.90 VEF8.97	+119.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,811	$0.75 VEF7.51	+61.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,103	$1.01 VEF10.04	+156.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,314	$0.87 VEF8.69	+98.7%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Beirut	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,900	$1.89 VEF18.88	-45.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,722,875	$30.00 VEF299.24	-60.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,689,149,843	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	+6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,889	$23.80 VEF237.39	+86.7%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 30.7% less for housing

	Beirut	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,857,222	$37.22 VEF371.27	+16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,174,178	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	-46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,213,774	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	+2.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,448,175	$7.90 VEF78.82	-95.1%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 25.2% less for childcare

	Beirut	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,397,526	$98.67 VEF984.15	-65.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,513,127	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	+14.8%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,915	$1.50 VEF14.96	-50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,987	$2.72 VEF27.12	-2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,277	$3.25 VEF32.42	+62.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,318,541	$71.88 VEF716.92	+21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,468	$6.00 VEF59.85	-14.3%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 15.8% less for clothing

	Beirut	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,002,994	$60.00 VEF598.47	-23.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,186,218	$43.33 VEF432.23	-25.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,243,953	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	+9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,924,243	$83.33 VEF831.21	-24.7%
Average			-15.8%

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