Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 15.7% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 51.1% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
|
pay 47.0% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
Bolivia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
|
pay 22.5% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
|
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