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St. George's vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 94.2% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 15.6% less in St. George's
Groceries: pay 13.7% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in St. George's
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 47.2% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% more in St. George's
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in St. George's

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

St. George's vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Caracas, you would:

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pay 15.6% less for restaurants

	Caracas	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$7.40 EC$20.00	-50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$8.33 EC$22.50	-30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$1.85 EC$5.00	+3.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$1.48 EC$4.00	+15.0%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 13.7% more for groceries

	Caracas	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$1.69 EC$4.57	-22.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$4.32 EC$11.68	-11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$14.71 EC$39.75	+90.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$3.95 EC$10.67	+30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$2.60 EC$7.04	-19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$2.48 EC$6.70	-2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.84 EC$2.27	+27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$0.79 EC$2.13	-12.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$1.34 EC$3.63	+78.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.94 EC$2.54	-6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.86 EC$2.33	-1.1%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Caracas	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$5.18 EC$14.01	+173.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$37.00 EC$100.00	+23.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$199.81 EC$540.00	+739.5%
Average			+228.7%

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Caracas	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$46.87 EC$126.67	+25.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	+47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$289.85 EC$783.33	-21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$159.51 EC$431.09	+1918.6%
Average			+492.6%

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pay 47.2% less for childcare

	Caracas	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$55.50 EC$150.00	-43.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-50.6%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$2.04 EC$5.50	+35.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$4.44 EC$12.00	+63.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$1.85 EC$5.00	-43.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$37.00 EC$100.00	-48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$11.10 EC$30.00	+85.0%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Caracas	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$25.90 EC$70.00	-56.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$44.40 EC$120.00	+2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$42.55 EC$115.00	-62.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$75.85 EC$205.00	-9.0%
Average			-31.4%

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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: January 2025

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