Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 3.3 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 52.8% more for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
$2.56
€2.45
|
|
pay 25.4% more for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
$2.59
€2.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
$7.47
€7.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
$5.66
€5.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
$1.16
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
$1.38
€1.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
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pay 88.4% more for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$6.92
€6.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$53.59
€51.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
$25.94
€24.87
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
$55.46
€53.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
$1,200.57
€1,151.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
$1,025.16
€982.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
$179.33
€171.94
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
$988.17
€947.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$22,667.79
€21,733.26
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
$4.01
€3.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
$38.09
€36.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$14.20
€13.62
|
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pay 38.2% more for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
$96.46
€92.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
$51.32
€49.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
$115.01
€110.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
$143.35
€137.44
|
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