Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 11.0% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 59.2% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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