Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 25.2% cheaper than San Jose.
If you lived in Caracas instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
|
San Jose
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
CRC5,515.21
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.72
CRC4,948.38
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CRC1,015.29
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
CRC743.98
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
|
San Jose
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
CRC1,322.29
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
CRC2,171.79
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
CRC3,683.12
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CRC1,661.40
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
CRC2,244.04
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CRC993.32
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC320.95
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
CRC810.21
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
CRC686.51
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC661.76
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
CRC606.49
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
|
San Jose
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
CRC2,794.63
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.02
CRC19,363.22
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,925.49
CRC18,803,835.15
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
CRC8,117.81
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
|
San Jose
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.59
CRC27,292.39
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$742.08
CRC377,894.44
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.60
CRC236,083.07
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.06
CRC32,110.26
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 71.5% less for childcare
|
San Jose
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$521.49
CRC265,562.94
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,425.72
CRC6,327,638.18
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Jose
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
CRC1,484.51
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CRC1,879.75
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
CRC2,573.16
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.70
CRC30,402.01
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.72
CRC4,948.38
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
San Jose
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.59
CRC37,472.82
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.81
CRC25,875.56
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.98
CRC64,155.53
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.31
CRC59,740.52
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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