Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 2.7 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.86
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.27
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.40
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.67
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.25
|
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.81
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.73
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.95
|
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.64
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.94
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.89
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.73
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳395.97
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.15
|
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,094.21
|
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.47
|
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 54.4% more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.35
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,176.77
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,763.61
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,804.55
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,435.85
|
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,795.62
|
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.49
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.40
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.69
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.37
|
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.47
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.43
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.43
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,285.21
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,062.40
|
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
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