Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 32.7% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
|
Oranjestad
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
AWG34.20
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.27
AWG18.49
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 20.1% less for groceries
|
Oranjestad
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
AWG10.80
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
AWG11.52
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
AWG9.00
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
AWG9.38
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
AWG1.63
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
|
Oranjestad
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
|
Oranjestad
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$91.80
AWG165.25
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$810.73
AWG1,459.31
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.08
AWG300.74
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 46.2% less for childcare
|
Oranjestad
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oranjestad
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
AWG5.40
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
AWG6.69
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$131.44
AWG236.60
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
|
Oranjestad
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
AWG144.00
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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