Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 54.1% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Venezuela
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
|
pay 35.5% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Venezuela
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
|
pay 76.6% less for housing
Jersey
|
Venezuela
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
|
pay 79.6% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 67.4% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Venezuela
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Venezuela
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
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