Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 28.8% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Peru, you would:
pay 96.7% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.16
|
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.73
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.83
|
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.74
|
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
|
pay 53.9% more for groceries
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.85
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.57
|
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.18
|
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.61
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.97
|
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.19
|
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.68
|
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.86
|
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.94
|
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,432.59
|
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.68
|
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN110.53
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,039.55
|
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN765.99
|
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN147.23
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
|
pay 2.8% less for childcare
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN607.20
|
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,163.45
|
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.87
|
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.72
|
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.12
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.67
|
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.17
|
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
|
pay 30.4% more for clothing
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN150.13
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.77
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN253.12
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN224.56
|
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
|
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