Cost of living comparison
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Venezuela vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary
Venezuela is 68.5% cheaper than Norway overall.
Venezuela vs. Norway Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Norway, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.46
NOK211.73
|
$8.26
VEF82.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.20
NOK143.30
|
$10.58
VEF105.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.98
NOK37.57
|
$1.48
VEF14.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.16
NOK29.84
|
$1.16
VEF11.58
|
|
Norway vs. Venezuela - Cost of restaurants
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.73
NOK35.18
|
$1.88
VEF18.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.51
NOK61.37
|
$3.24
VEF32.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.11
NOK85.89
|
$7.76
VEF77.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NOK47.73
|
$2.87
VEF28.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.95
NOK65.50
|
$3.13
VEF31.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
NOK15.25
|
$2.15
VEF21.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
NOK11.51
|
$0.73
VEF7.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
NOK15.58
|
$0.76
VEF7.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
NOK21.81
|
$0.90
VEF8.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
NOK11.27
|
$0.86
VEF8.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
NOK12.62
|
$0.77
VEF7.67
|
|
Norway vs. Venezuela - Cost of groceries
pay 58.1% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
NOK82.31
|
$2.52
VEF25.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$78.63
NOK741.28
|
$29.00
VEF289.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,459.95
NOK429K
|
$26,527.78
VEF265K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.74
NOK242.62
|
$20.23
VEF201.73
|
|
Norway vs. Venezuela - Cost of transportation
pay 84.9% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.87
NOK621.01
|
$32.33
VEF322.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.72
NOK12,055.43
|
$229.92
VEF2,293.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,052.00
NOK9,917.95
|
$144.91
VEF1,445.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$221.33
NOK2,086.60
|
$18.46
VEF184.16
|
|
Norway vs. Venezuela - Cost of housing
pay 63.4% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$256.93
NOK2,422.26
|
$82.50
VEF822.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,715.88
NOK91,598.41
|
$4,042.86
VEF40,325.48
|
|
Norway vs. Venezuela - Cost of childcare
pay 69.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.32
NOK106.75
|
$1.60
VEF15.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.55
NOK52.32
|
$2.49
VEF24.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.96
NOK159.92
|
$2.91
VEF29.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.57
NOK505.04
|
$34.32
VEF342.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.67
NOK166.62
|
$4.44
VEF44.33
|
|
Norway vs. Venezuela - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 41.6% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.56
NOK966.91
|
$48.42
VEF482.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.21
NOK529.89
|
$42.47
VEF423.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
NOK1,186.93
|
$85.14
VEF849.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.02
NOK1,499.22
|
$76.63
VEF764.38
|
|
Norway vs. Venezuela - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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