Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Caracas, Venezuela

Caracas vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 2.2% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 80.5% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 36.4% more in Caracas
Housing: pay 24.8% less in Caracas
Childcare: pay 71.5% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% less in Caracas
Clothing: pay 4.7% less in Caracas

The cost of groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Caracas are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Caracas. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Caracas.

Caracas vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Caracas instead of Warsaw, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 15.3% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN36.12	$15.00 VEF149.62	+51.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN31.60	$12.00 VEF119.69	+38.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.55	$1.78 VEF17.78	-0.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.53	$1.29 VEF12.84	-28.1%
Average			+15.3%

Warsaw vs. Caracas - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 80.5% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN3.97	$2.17 VEF21.64	+99.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN15.91	$4.87 VEF48.61	+11.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN13.85	$7.73 VEF77.06	+103.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.03	$3.03 VEF30.26	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.26	$3.24 VEF32.36	+27.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.65	$2.55 VEF25.43	+462.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.72	$0.66 VEF6.56	-11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.00	$0.90 VEF8.97	+9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.06	$0.75 VEF7.51	-45.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.51	$1.01 VEF10.04	+142.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.71	$0.87 VEF8.69	+86.1%
Average			+80.5%

Warsaw vs. Caracas - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 36.4% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN22.62	$1.89 VEF18.88	-69.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN99.33	$30.00 VEF299.24	+10.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN112,145.36	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	+4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN28.90	$23.80 VEF237.39	+200.6%
Average			+36.4%

Warsaw vs. Caracas - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 24.8% less for housing

	Warsaw	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN62.75	$37.22 VEF371.27	+116.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN3,905.15	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,037.60	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	-56.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN819.07	$7.90 VEF78.82	-96.5%
Average			-24.8%

Warsaw vs. Caracas - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 71.5% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,853.07	$98.67 VEF984.15	-80.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN45,904.67	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	-62.5%
Average			-71.5%

Warsaw vs. Caracas - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN13.54	$1.50 VEF14.96	-59.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN13.36	$2.72 VEF27.12	-25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN17.38	$3.25 VEF32.42	-31.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN154.17	$71.88 VEF716.92	+70.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN31.60	$6.00 VEF59.85	-30.7%
Average			-15.5%

Warsaw vs. Caracas - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN326.40	$60.00 VEF598.47	-32.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN151.64	$43.33 VEF432.23	+4.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN322.29	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	+28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN372.84	$83.33 VEF831.21	-18.4%
Average			-4.7%

Warsaw vs. Caracas - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

More cost comparisons

Warsaw vs.

Beijing

Warsaw vs.

Cairo

Warsaw vs.

Delhi

Warsaw vs.

Athens

Warsaw vs.

Hanoi

Warsaw vs.

Moscow

Warsaw vs.

Reykjavik

Warsaw vs.

Ottawa

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Poland vs. Venezuela. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Poland and Venezuela.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Warsaw

Add prices for Caracas

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Caracas or Warsaw. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.