Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 17.7% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF316
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF299
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF847
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF362
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF204
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF934
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 66.3% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 66.5% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF499
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 63.3% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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