Cost of living comparison

Ecuador

compared to

Venezuela

Venezuela vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary

Venezuela is 5.8% cheaper than Ecuador overall.

Restaurants: pay 84.5% more in Venezuela
Groceries: pay 56.1% more in Venezuela
Transportation: pay 17.7% more in Venezuela
Housing: pay 38.5% less in Venezuela
Childcare: pay 54.7% less in Venezuela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% less in Venezuela
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in Venezuela

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

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Venezuela vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.5% more for restaurants

	Ecuador	Venezuela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.65	$8.26 VEF82.44	+126.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99	$10.58 VEF105.56	+51.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91	$1.48 VEF14.77	+62.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70	$1.16 VEF11.58	+66.9%
Average			+84.5%

Ecuador vs. Venezuela - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.1% more for groceries

	Ecuador	Venezuela
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78	$1.88 VEF18.74	+5.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06	$3.24 VEF32.34	+6.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$7.76 VEF77.39	+91.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09	$2.87 VEF28.60	+37.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26	$3.13 VEF31.20	+38.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82	$2.15 VEF21.43	+162.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49	$0.73 VEF7.27	+49.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54	$0.76 VEF7.63	+40.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46	$0.90 VEF8.99	+96.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50	$0.86 VEF8.62	+72.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43	$0.77 VEF7.67	+77.2%
Average			+56.1%

Ecuador vs. Venezuela - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.7% more for transportation

	Ecuador	Venezuela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94	$2.52 VEF25.12	-14.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.33	$29.00 VEF289.26	+50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,347.00	$26,527.78 VEF265K	+24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.14	$20.23 VEF201.73	+66.6%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 38.5% less for housing

	Ecuador	Venezuela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.65	$32.33 VEF322.49	+16.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.73	$229.92 VEF2,293.30	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$242.44	$144.91 VEF1,445.38	-40.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.32	$18.46 VEF184.16	-59.3%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 54.7% less for childcare

	Ecuador	Venezuela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$310.25	$82.50 VEF822.90	-73.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,243.49	$4,042.86 VEF40,325.48	-22.9%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ecuador	Venezuela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.60 VEF15.99	-32.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68	$2.49 VEF24.84	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40	$2.91 VEF29.07	-46.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41	$34.32 VEF342.37	+9.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.28	$4.44 VEF44.33	-29.2%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	Ecuador	Venezuela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.22	$48.42 VEF482.92	-20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.01	$42.47 VEF423.65	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.39	$85.14 VEF849.19	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.17	$76.63 VEF764.38	+0.6%
Average			-9.9%

Ecuador vs. Venezuela - Cost of clothing

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