Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 4.3% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 1.9% more for restaurants
Latvia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.35
|
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
|
pay 35.4% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.25
|
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.49
|
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.29
|
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.80
|
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.63
|
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
|
pay 11.9% less for housing
Latvia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€317.95
|
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€229.52
|
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€242.83
|
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.73
|
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.06
|
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.02
|
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.14
|
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
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