Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 53.0% more expensive than Nairobi.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Nairobi
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
KES497.08
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
KES85.49
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KES68.69
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 79.1% more for groceries
|
Nairobi
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
KES72.00
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
KES721.09
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.35
KES432.35
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
KES219.65
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
KES349.53
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
KES163.02
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
KES64.45
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
KES112.71
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KES58.97
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
KES62.24
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
KES71.76
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 16.4% more for transportation
|
Nairobi
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
KES796.50
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.83
KES3,976.67
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,266.80
KES2,485,417.29
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.87
KES1,789.50
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
|
Nairobi
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.39
KES5,081.66
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$428.53
KES55,280.12
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.44
KES21,470.18
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.39
KES2,888.63
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
|
Nairobi
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.67
KES21,501.04
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,008.06
KES1,033,039.32
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nairobi
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
KES298.25
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
KES289.07
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
KES397.67
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.12
KES5,691.10
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.17
KES795.33
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Nairobi
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.84
KES2,172.73
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
KES2,960.41
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.84
KES7,977.01
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
KES6,772.72
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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