Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 34.1% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Finland, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.76
|
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
Finland
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
Finland
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.27
|
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.90
|
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.24
|
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Finland
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€691.39
|
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.58
|
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
Finland
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.75
|
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
|
pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.82
|
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.10
|
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Finland
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.50
|
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
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