Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 0.3% more expensive than Mexico overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 16.4% more in Venezuela
- Groceries
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pay 11.9% more in Venezuela
- Transportation
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pay 19.7% more in Venezuela
- Housing
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pay 37.0% less in Venezuela
- Childcare
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pay 0.8% more in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 10.1% less in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 0.4% more in Venezuela
The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Venezuela are more expensive than in Mexico. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Venezuela.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
Mexico
|
Venezuela
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$181.64
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$149.19
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$22.81
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$17.19
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$48.42
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$74.50
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$106.44
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.85
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$64.27
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$22.28
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.67
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$14.54
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$14.37
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$16.59
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$15.11
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 19.7% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$92.17
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$541.06
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$410,549.72
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$321.47
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Mexico
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$549.51
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$10,003.11
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,452.97
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$919.29
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 0.8% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$4,219.53
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$85,683.99
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$44.37
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$58.41
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$77.84
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$692.57
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$90.32
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Venezuela
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$943.02
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$747.34
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,687.67
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,576.73
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
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