Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 6.6% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Venezuela
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
|
pay 33.7% more for housing
Venezuela
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
|
pay 45.2% more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
|
pay 29.6% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
|
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