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Venezuela vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Venezuela is 16.5% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.6% more in Venezuela
Groceries: pay 55.3% more in Venezuela
Transportation: pay 23.6% more in Venezuela
Housing: pay 38.5% less in Venezuela
Childcare: pay 9.1% less in Venezuela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% less in Venezuela
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in Venezuela

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

Venezuela vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.6% more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Venezuela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.82 BOB19.49	$8.27 VEF82.48	+193.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.76 BOB46.69	$9.58 VEF95.53	+41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BOB6.68	$1.21 VEF12.05	+25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 BOB5.27	$1.02 VEF10.20	+34.2%
Average			+73.6%

Bolivia vs. Venezuela - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.3% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Venezuela
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 BOB9.03	$1.95 VEF19.46	+49.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.43 BOB16.81	$2.93 VEF29.24	+20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 BOB25.82	$7.15 VEF71.33	+91.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 BOB13.89	$2.52 VEF25.18	+25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 BOB13.39	$3.00 VEF29.96	+55.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 BOB7.00	$2.45 VEF24.44	+142.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 BOB3.17	$0.63 VEF6.32	+38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 BOB3.95	$0.69 VEF6.92	+21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB5.70	$0.90 VEF9.00	+9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BOB3.63	$0.86 VEF8.61	+64.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 BOB3.10	$0.85 VEF8.51	+90.3%
Average			+55.3%

Bolivia vs. Venezuela - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.6% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Venezuela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 BOB16.68	$1.89 VEF18.88	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.13 BOB180.58	$28.25 VEF281.77	+8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,165.68 BOB139,362.82	$26,687.50 VEF266,194.50	+32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.71 BOB87.85	$22.35 VEF222.88	+75.8%
Average			+23.6%

Bolivia vs. Venezuela - Cost of transportation

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pay 38.5% less for housing

	Bolivia	Venezuela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.51 BOB259.20	$36.50 VEF364.02	-2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.82 BOB2,624.90	$195.38 VEF1,948.84	-48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$253.87 BOB1,754.45	$132.78 VEF1,324.39	-47.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.96 BOB220.84	$14.35 VEF143.11	-55.1%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 9.1% less for childcare

	Bolivia	Venezuela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.87 BOB1,160.11	$75.56 VEF753.63	-55.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,180.74 BOB21,981.74	$4,352.50 VEF43,414.02	+36.8%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Venezuela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 BOB11.56	$1.40 VEF13.97	-16.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 BOB18.09	$2.20 VEF21.96	-15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 BOB17.40	$3.51 VEF34.99	+39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.86 BOB227.09	$33.36 VEF332.70	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.59 BOB45.52	$4.83 VEF48.21	-26.6%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Venezuela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.19 BOB229.39	$43.83 VEF437.18	+32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.06 BOB311.38	$37.95 VEF378.50	-15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.11 BOB463.79	$73.01 VEF728.25	+8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.35 BOB403.27	$76.30 VEF761.08	+30.8%
Average			+13.9%

Bolivia vs. Venezuela - Cost of clothing

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