Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 22.6% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Caracas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.28
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.46
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.83
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Caracas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
€1.34
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
€4.43
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€3.03
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.68
€3.53
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
€1.35
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.11
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
€5.21
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,186.43
€24,148.07
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.79
€25.69
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
|
Valletta
|
Caracas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.37
€29.11
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,093.20
€1,048.13
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.66
€916.26
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.53
€64.74
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 65.0% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$660.21
€632.99
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,220.62
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.40
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.70
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.16
€45.21
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.77
€87.99
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€34.25
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€97.62
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
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