Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 15.6% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 1.6% more for restaurants
Yemen
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
Yemen
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
|
pay 44.3% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
|
pay 29.0% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
|
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