Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.4 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Italy instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 60.3% more for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 46.5% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
|
pay 34.1% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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