Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 7.4% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 98.2% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,019
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥815
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥175
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥117
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥256
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,097
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥921
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥326
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥511
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥372
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥166
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥414
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥378
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥202
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥692
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,171
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,361
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 44.8% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥91,204
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥83,431
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥509
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥532
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥611
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,506
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,936
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,968
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
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