Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 2.2 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Tunis
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
TND12.170
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TND2.110
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
TND1.080
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Tunis
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
TND15.350
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.72
TND5.440
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
TND4.910
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TND8.570
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
TND2.730
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.86
TND5.890
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
TND1.590
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
TND0.980
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.870
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
TND0.820
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Tunis
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
TND9.680
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.22
TND35.490
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,454.35
TND121,687.950
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.60
TND8.210
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 37.4% more for housing
|
Tunis
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.62
TND71.580
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.97
TND806.840
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
TND551.200
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.70
TND125.640
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 23.4% more for childcare
|
Tunis
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.37
TND308.120
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,244.15
TND10,266.040
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunis
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
TND5.830
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.97
TND3.070
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.140
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.98
TND98.030
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
TND15.210
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
|
Tunis
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
TND146.130
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.28
TND168.600
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
TND292.520
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.23
TND241.240
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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