Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 20.1% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Caracas instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 32.6% more for restaurants
|
St. George's
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
|
St. George's
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
|
St. George's
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 30.3% less for housing
|
St. George's
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 90.2% more for childcare
|
St. George's
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
St. George's
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 76.2% more for clothing
|
St. George's
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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