Cost of living comparison
Japan is 69.7% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Japan instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$6.59
¥1,026
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$4.91
¥765
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$1.01
¥158
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$0.80
¥124
|
|
pay 55.8% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$1.40
¥219
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$5.54
¥863
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$5.14
¥800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$1.99
¥309
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$2.58
¥402
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$1.93
¥300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$1.11
¥172
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$1.76
¥275
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$1.80
¥281
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$1.11
¥173
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.90
¥140
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$4.17
¥650
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$60.62
¥9,438
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$21,439.97
¥3,337,667
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$24.44
¥3,804
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$33.46
¥5,209
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$480.50
¥74,802
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$321.68
¥50,077
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$107.01
¥16,658
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$240.59
¥37,454
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$10,805.94
¥1,682,214
|
|
pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$2.60
¥405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$2.74
¥427
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$3.86
¥602
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$55.52
¥8,644
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$11.57
¥1,801
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$38.65
¥6,017
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$25.96
¥4,041
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$52.99
¥8,249
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$85.48
¥13,307
|
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