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Venezuela vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Venezuela is 14.2% cheaper than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% less in Venezuela
Groceries: pay 20.4% more in Venezuela
Transportation: pay 15.7% more in Venezuela
Housing: pay 32.7% less in Venezuela
Childcare: pay 21.5% less in Venezuela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.7% less in Venezuela
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Venezuela

The cost of groceries and transportation in Venezuela are more expensive than in Argentina. Expenses including clothing, housing, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Venezuela.

Venezuela vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Venezuela instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 20.1% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Venezuela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,334.57	$8.27 VEF82.48	-27.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,029.78	$9.58 VEF95.53	+5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,529.63	$1.21 VEF12.05	-31.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,052.88	$1.02 VEF10.20	-28.2%
Average			-20.1%

Argentina vs. Venezuela - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.4% more for groceries

	Argentina	Venezuela
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,817.30	$1.95 VEF19.46	-0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,573.34	$2.93 VEF29.24	-44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,211.29	$7.15 VEF71.33	+42.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,398.70	$2.52 VEF25.18	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,339.90	$3.00 VEF29.96	-0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,483.79	$2.45 VEF24.44	+137.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,306.33	$0.63 VEF6.32	-30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS915.34	$0.69 VEF6.92	+9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,752.25	$0.90 VEF9.00	-25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS763.62	$0.86 VEF8.61	+62.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS744.46	$0.85 VEF8.51	+65.2%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 15.7% more for transportation

	Argentina	Venezuela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,936.27	$1.89 VEF18.88	-54.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS33,281.33	$28.25 VEF281.77	+22.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39,764,700.00	$26,687.50 VEF266,194.50	-3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,257.05	$22.35 VEF222.88	+98.0%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 32.7% less for housing

	Argentina	Venezuela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS35,086.17	$36.50 VEF364.02	+49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS561,424.66	$195.38 VEF1,948.84	-49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS428,970.15	$132.78 VEF1,324.39	-55.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS84,078.91	$14.35 VEF143.11	-75.4%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 21.5% less for childcare

	Argentina	Venezuela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS387,391.72	$75.56 VEF753.63	-71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS4,864,062.05	$4,352.50 VEF43,414.02	+28.9%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 18.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Venezuela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,678.44	$1.40 VEF13.97	-45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,553.73	$2.20 VEF21.96	-30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,738.27	$3.51 VEF34.99	+6.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS46,536.11	$33.36 VEF332.70	+3.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,704.35	$4.83 VEF48.21	-28.2%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Argentina	Venezuela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS129,100.52	$43.83 VEF437.18	-51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS114,700.48	$37.95 VEF378.50	-52.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS165,866.58	$73.01 VEF728.25	-36.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS160,093.07	$76.30 VEF761.08	-31.3%
Average			-42.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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