Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 4.3% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 66.5% more in Caracas
- Groceries
-
pay 25.3% more in Caracas
- Transportation
-
pay 20.6% less in Caracas
- Housing
-
pay 39.3% less in Caracas
- Childcare
-
pay 48.2% less in Caracas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.7% less in Caracas
- Clothing
-
pay 11.9% less in Caracas
The cost of restaurants and groceries in Caracas are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Caracas.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 66.5% more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP617.15
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP398.16
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.34
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.15
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP114.79
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP194.05
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP296.12
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP142.81
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.21
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.80
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.35
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.49
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.83
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.34
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.70
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP289.48
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,977.05
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,692,196.48
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,122.21
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,549.35
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,169.64
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,792.36
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,989.67
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 48.2% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,816.06
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP372,454.24
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.31
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.53
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP273.74
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,709.73
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP385.72
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,006.52
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,421.72
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,221.31
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,612.36
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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