Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 71.3% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 56.3% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 72.0% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Madagascar
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay 29.7% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 28.1% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
|
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