Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 40.4% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of China, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
China
|
Venezuela
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.45
|
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.61
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.44
|
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.10
|
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
|
pay 37.7% more for groceries
China
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.60
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.16
|
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥50.48
|
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.63
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.11
|
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.38
|
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.05
|
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.66
|
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.72
|
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.32
|
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.89
|
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
China
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.35
|
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥156.80
|
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥138,128.54
|
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.56
|
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
China
|
Venezuela
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.02
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,367.25
|
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,473.11
|
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥280.42
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
China
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,406.50
|
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥127,199.01
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.60
|
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.59
|
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.68
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥296.56
|
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.35
|
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
China
|
Venezuela
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥343.62
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥221.13
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥518.73
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥541.60
|
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
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