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Venezuela vs. Bahamas Cost of Living Summary

Venezuela is 56.0% cheaper than Bahamas overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% less in Venezuela
Groceries: pay 47.3% less in Venezuela
Transportation: pay 40.3% less in Venezuela
Housing: pay 82.6% less in Venezuela
Childcare: pay 75.3% less in Venezuela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.0% less in Venezuela
Clothing: pay 25.9% less in Venezuela

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Venezuela.

Venezuela vs. Bahamas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.6% less for restaurants

	Bahamas	Venezuela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.17 BSD29.17	$8.27 VEF82.48	-71.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.08 BSD11.08	$9.58 VEF95.53	-13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 BSD3.31	$1.21 VEF12.05	-63.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 BSD2.21	$1.02 VEF10.20	-53.7%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 47.3% less for groceries

	Bahamas	Venezuela
Bread 1 loaf	$4.71 BSD4.71	$1.95 VEF19.46	-58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 BSD5.79	$2.93 VEF29.24	-49.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.88 BSD11.88	$7.15 VEF71.33	-39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.37 BSD7.37	$2.52 VEF25.18	-65.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.61 BSD4.61	$3.00 VEF29.96	-34.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 BSD1.86	$2.45 VEF24.44	+31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 BSD1.64	$0.63 VEF6.32	-61.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.39 BSD3.39	$0.69 VEF6.92	-79.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.26 BSD3.26	$0.90 VEF9.00	-72.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 BSD1.84	$0.86 VEF8.61	-53.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 BSD1.37	$0.85 VEF8.51	-37.6%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 40.3% less for transportation

	Bahamas	Venezuela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BSD5.71	$1.89 VEF18.88	-66.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$28.25 VEF281.77	-37.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$26,687.50 VEF266,194.50	-28.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$22.35 VEF222.88	-28.4%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 82.6% less for housing

	Bahamas	Venezuela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.81 BSD89.81	$36.50 VEF364.02	-59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	$195.38 VEF1,948.84	-88.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	$132.78 VEF1,324.39	-90.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.16 BSD201.16	$14.35 VEF143.11	-92.9%
Average			-82.6%

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pay 75.3% less for childcare

	Bahamas	Venezuela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.67 BSD606.67	$75.56 VEF753.63	-87.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	$4,352.50 VEF43,414.02	-63.1%
Average			-75.3%

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pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahamas	Venezuela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 BSD6.25	$1.40 VEF13.97	-77.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.69 BSD5.69	$2.20 VEF21.96	-61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.78 BSD13.78	$3.51 VEF34.99	-74.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$92.58 BSD92.58	$33.36 VEF332.70	-64.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.50 BSD17.50	$4.83 VEF48.21	-72.4%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 25.9% less for clothing

	Bahamas	Venezuela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 BSD55.83	$43.83 VEF437.18	-21.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.83 BSD50.83	$37.95 VEF378.50	-25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.94 BSD104.94	$73.01 VEF728.25	-30.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.57 BSD103.57	$76.30 VEF761.08	-26.3%
Average			-25.9%

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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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