Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 60.4% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Colombia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,739
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,385
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,819
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 79.6% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,383
|
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,989
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,165
|
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,296
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,164
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,457
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,571
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,205
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,326
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 74.4% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,071
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$93,634
|
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,727
|
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
Colombia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$827,027
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$698,607
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay 55.9% more for childcare
Colombia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$413,712
|
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
|
pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,552
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,780
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$72,726
|
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,552
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 36.3% more for clothing
Colombia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$179,063
|
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
|
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