Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 17.8% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
|
pay 64.1% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
|
pay 7.7% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
|
pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
|
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