Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 35.3% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 84.3% more for restaurants
|
Brasilia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
R$42.40
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$37.10
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
R$6.93
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R$4.65
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 72.4% more for groceries
|
Brasilia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
R$9.55
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
R$26.98
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
R$21.73
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
R$12.80
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.65
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$5.27
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.46
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$3.04
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$4.23
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$3.10
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.26
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 45.0% more for transportation
|
Brasilia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
R$23.04
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.46
R$264.49
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,385.57
R$148,410.61
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.21
R$43.89
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 20.3% more for housing
|
Brasilia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.32
R$117.55
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.74
R$2,195.47
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.88
R$1,362.51
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
R$313.25
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
|
Brasilia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.58
R$2,809.20
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,525.09
R$70,141.68
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 57.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brasilia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.60
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$10.64
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$12.72
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.80
R$144.84
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$42.40
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
|
Brasilia
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.89
R$309.73
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.19
R$250.67
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.43
R$392.10
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.71
R$339.03
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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