Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.8 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 43.8% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 75.8% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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