Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 46.6% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Australia, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$24.90
|
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.55
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.80
|
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.17
|
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
Australia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.45
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$6.99
|
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.53
|
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.72
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.91
|
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.12
|
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.85
|
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.05
|
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$2.97
|
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.68
|
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.40
|
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Australia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.01
|
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$125.20
|
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,297.57
|
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$26.87
|
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
|
pay 72.7% less for housing
Australia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.07
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,864.93
|
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,440.03
|
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$210.32
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
|
pay 73.7% less for childcare
Australia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,041.55
|
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$21,821.17
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 62.1% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$9.92
|
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.34
|
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$41.70
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$79.81
|
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.63
|
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Australia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$111.58
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$80.50
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$151.84
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$175.09
|
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
|
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