Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 80.3% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 32.7% less in Kingston
Groceries: pay 51.9% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 56.4% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 37.6% more in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.6% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 37.9% less in Kingston

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

Kingston vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.7% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$7.52 JMD1,189.89	-49.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$8.62 JMD1,363.41	-28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$1.41 JMD223.48	-20.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.88 JMD138.82	-31.9%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 51.9% more for groceries

	Caracas	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$3.54 JMD560.47	+63.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$6.58 JMD1,040.52	+34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$15.26 JMD2,414.40	+97.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$4.27 JMD675.92	+40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$2.97 JMD469.71	-8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$2.70 JMD427.54	+6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$1.39 JMD219.31	+110.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$1.82 JMD288.53	+102.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$1.59 JMD252.11	+111.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$1.04 JMD164.91	+3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.95 JMD150.10	+8.9%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 56.4% more for transportation

	Caracas	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.83 JMD764.96	+155.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$37.59 JMD5,949.43	+25.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$42,920.30 JMD6,792,265.20	+34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$26.32 JMD4,164.60	+10.6%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Caracas	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$52.89 JMD8,369.67	+42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$874.50 JMD138,392.38	+121.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$425.21 JMD67,290.13	+16.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$118.83 JMD18,804.86	+1403.8%
Average			+395.9%

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pay 37.6% more for childcare

	Caracas	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$227.66 JMD36,027.10	+130.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$2,105.29 JMD333,168.05	-55.4%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$3.13 JMD495.79	+108.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$4.28 JMD677.79	+57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$8.77 JMD1,388.20	+169.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$69.97 JMD11,072.55	-2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$13.16 JMD2,082.30	+119.3%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 37.9% less for clothing

	Caracas	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$26.32 JMD4,164.60	-56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$25.59 JMD4,048.92	-41.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$71.01 JMD11,237.81	-37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$68.92 JMD10,907.29	-17.3%
Average			-37.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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