Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 3.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Venezuela
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£129.82
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.03
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.78
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£59.25
|
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£116.60
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£76.43
|
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.48
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.59
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.66
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£6.08
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.75
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.84
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£49.14
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£384.78
|
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£89.06
|
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£69.83
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.71
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£732.66
|
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£150.96
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Egypt
|
Venezuela
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
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