Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 24.6% cheaper than Victoria.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.7% less in Caracas
- Groceries
-
pay 0.3% less in Caracas
- Transportation
-
pay 21.0% less in Caracas
- Housing
-
pay 70.0% less in Caracas
- Childcare
-
pay 44.0% less in Caracas
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.8% less in Caracas
- Clothing
-
pay 24.6% more in Caracas
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Caracas.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
SCR244.65
|
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
SCR141.77
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
SCR40.21
|
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
SCR39.59
|
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
SCR33.45
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$18.13
SCR264.58
|
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.52
SCR109.76
|
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SCR52.19
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
SCR43.77
|
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR14.18
|
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR16.03
|
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR14.18
|
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.27
SCR47.68
|
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
SCR12.00
|
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SCR10.66
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 21.0% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.82
SCR84.91
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
SCR391.44
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR388,542.50
|
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.18
SCR674.14
|
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
Victoria
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$163.87
SCR2,392.11
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.92
SCR14,304.24
|
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.53
SCR11,598.09
|
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.52
SCR1,073.13
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Victoria
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,446.47
|
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,868.55
SCR129,457.70
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.07
SCR59.35
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
SCR75.36
|
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.89
SCR334.08
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.81
SCR1,398.55
|
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.59
SCR81.55
|
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Victoria
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.58
SCR1,001.13
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.30
SCR427.68
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.44
SCR1,072.05
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.39
SCR1,115.15
|
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
|
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