Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 23.8% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.38
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.61
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.07
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.89
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 58.4% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN8.99
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.66
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.37
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.03
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.34
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.24
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.87
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.94
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.98
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN19.97
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN88.47
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN85,909.36
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN74.70
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 18.1% less for housing
|
Lima
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN98.52
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,134.72
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,348.92
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN163.21
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 46.7% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN792.50
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN28,996.87
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.86
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.71
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.66
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN113.18
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.49
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN158.71
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN129.74
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN316.02
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN349.93
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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