Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 40.5% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Israel, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Israel
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Israel
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
|
pay 52.6% less for housing
Israel
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
|
pay 53.1% less for childcare
Israel
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
|
pay 36.5% less for clothing
Israel
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
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