Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 26.7% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
$4.96
R$25.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
$1.02
R$5.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
$0.63
R$3.18
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
$4.04
R$20.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
$3.80
R$19.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
$1.81
R$9.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
$0.74
R$3.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
$0.49
R$2.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
$0.44
R$2.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
$0.70
R$3.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
$0.47
R$2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
$0.45
R$2.29
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
$4.69
R$23.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
$43.51
R$220.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
$7.69
R$39.02
|
|
pay 86.9% more for housing
Venezuela
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
$182.14
R$923.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
|
pay 7.9% less for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
$1.62
R$8.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
$1.57
R$7.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
$23.14
R$117.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
$5.80
R$29.41
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
$54.94
R$278.69
|
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