Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 38.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 6.4% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.66
|
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.78
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.85
|
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.32
|
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.08
|
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.54
|
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.56
|
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,531.76
|
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.48
|
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.11
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,049.75
|
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,552.06
|
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,522.93
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,219.66
|
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,025.74
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.71
|
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.24
|
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.36
|
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.06
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.74
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.09
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.15
|
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
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