Cost of living comparison

 Dhaka, Bangladesh
compared to
 Caracas, Venezuela
Caracas vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 2.9 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants
pay 6.0 times more in Caracas
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Caracas
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Caracas
Housing
pay 3.1 times more in Caracas
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports
pay 65.8% more in Caracas
Clothing
pay 2.7 times more in Caracas

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Caracas are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, restaurants, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Caracas.

Caracas vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.0 times more for restaurants

 
Dhaka
Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.08
BDT252.68
$15.00
VEF149.62
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.58
BDT555.89
$12.00
VEF119.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.29
BDT35.79
$1.78
VEF17.78

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Dhaka
Caracas
Bread
1 loaf
$0.68
BDT82.47
$2.17
VEF21.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.97
BDT482.47
$4.87
VEF48.61
Milk (1 gallon) $2.94
BDT356.63
$7.73
VEF77.06

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Dhaka
Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.06
BDT492.78
$1.89
VEF18.88
Monthly public transit pass $24.96
BDT3,032.12
$30.00
VEF299.24
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,957.67
BDT3,032,116.93
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

 
Dhaka
Caracas
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.11
BDT1,592.58
$37.22
VEF371.27
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $115.12
BDT13,985.98
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $63.20
BDT7,678.10
$366.67
VEF3,657.32

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Dhaka
Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $44.32
BDT5,383.95
$98.67
VEF984.15
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,486.12
BDT180,548.78
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64

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pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dhaka
Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.16
BDT505.35
$1.50
VEF14.96
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.03
BDT246.81
$2.72
VEF27.12
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.91
BDT353.75
$3.25
VEF32.42

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

 
Dhaka
Caracas
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.53
BDT2,008.78
$60.00
VEF598.47
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.66
BDT2,388.94
$43.33
VEF432.23
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$41.85
BDT5,083.82
$113.12
VEF1,128.37

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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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