Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 14.3% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 40.5% more for restaurants
|
Brasilia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$34.33
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$40.05
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$7.07
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.67
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 48.3% more for groceries
|
Brasilia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$10.46
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$30.47
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$24.08
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$14.01
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$9.47
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$5.52
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.57
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.80
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.93
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.86
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$3.40
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
|
Brasilia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$24.35
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$279.21
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$148,760.43
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$47.37
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
|
Brasilia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$120.79
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,356.57
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,422.76
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$315.77
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 71.7% less for childcare
|
Brasilia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$3,115.07
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$71,519.44
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brasilia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$11.44
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$11.44
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$13.16
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$153.50
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$45.77
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
|
Brasilia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$336.75
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$264.81
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$385.71
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$366.07
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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