Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 1.6% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Caracas instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 56.6% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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