Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 26.3% more expensive than Venezuela overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.2% more in Caracas
- Groceries
-
pay 20.3% more in Caracas
- Transportation
-
pay 2.3% less in Caracas
- Housing
-
pay 60.7% more in Caracas
- Childcare
-
pay 10.2% more in Caracas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.0% more in Caracas
- Clothing
-
pay 23.8% more in Caracas
The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and childcare in Caracas are more expensive than in Venezuela.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 41.2% more for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 60.7% more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 10.2% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Caracas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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