Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 38.3% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Venezuela
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 68.2% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay 38.8% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
|
pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
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