Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 27.2% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$8.29
ZAR153.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$4.51
ZAR83.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$0.93
ZAR17.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$0.69
ZAR12.85
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$0.93
ZAR17.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$3.52
ZAR65.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$4.04
ZAR75.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$2.09
ZAR38.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$1.97
ZAR36.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$0.64
ZAR11.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$0.62
ZAR11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$0.59
ZAR10.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$0.49
ZAR9.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.61
ZAR11.37
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$4.81
ZAR89.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$50.85
ZAR943.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$19,587.45
ZAR363,452.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$8.44
ZAR156.61
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$40.70
ZAR755.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$363.07
ZAR6,736.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$324.06
ZAR6,013.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$76.48
ZAR1,419.09
|
|
pay 64.2% more for childcare
Venezuela
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$170.15
ZAR3,157.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$3,782.54
ZAR70,186.52
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$2.04
ZAR37.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$1.79
ZAR33.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$2.68
ZAR49.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$28.55
ZAR529.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$5.94
ZAR110.17
|
|
pay 7.0% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$44.73
ZAR829.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$30.20
ZAR560.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$81.48
ZAR1,511.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$77.16
ZAR1,431.64
|
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