Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 29.3% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of France, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.40
€13.50
|
$9.00
Bs89.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
$8.75
Bs87.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.52
€2.21
|
$1.05
Bs10.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.51
|
$1.00
Bs9.94
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
|
France
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.29
|
$2.39
Bs23.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
€6.90
|
$1.88
Bs18.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
€3.50
|
$6.43
Bs64.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.67
|
$2.19
Bs21.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.55
€3.99
|
$2.25
Bs22.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.11
|
$1.64
Bs16.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.83
|
$0.42
Bs4.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.52
Bs5.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.23
|
$0.55
Bs5.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.57
Bs5.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.91
|
$0.69
Bs6.84
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
France
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.91
€6.93
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.29
€43.23
|
$45.00
Bs448.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,317.30
€21,323.86
|
$44,500.00
Bs443,865.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.72
€14.66
|
$19.75
Bs197.00
|
|
pay 34.2% less for housing
|
France
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.65
€25.12
|
$50.28
Bs501.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.48
€618.64
|
$255.35
Bs2,546.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.84
€498.82
|
$239.46
Bs2,388.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
€103.79
|
$10.95
Bs109.18
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
|
France
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.34
€643.06
|
$57.91
Bs577.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,235.26
€8,098.41
|
$6,350.00
Bs63,338.08
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.87
|
$1.15
Bs11.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
€2.45
|
$1.49
Bs14.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.30
€9.04
|
$2.88
Bs28.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.94
€31.52
|
$60.98
Bs608.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
€9.21
|
$5.67
Bs56.52
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
|
France
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.49
€70.59
|
$51.00
Bs508.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.46
€31.09
|
$38.33
Bs382.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.42
€74.91
|
$63.85
Bs636.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.33
€102.88
|
$86.73
Bs865.08
|
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