Cost of living comparison
Florida is 2.6 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Florida instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 53.5% more for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
Bs97.25
|
$14.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
Bs77.30
|
$7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
Bs13.83
|
$1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
Bs8.57
|
$1.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
Bs19.40
|
$2.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.23
Bs22.23
|
$5.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
Bs64.07
|
$3.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
Bs16.40
|
$2.40
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.05
Bs20.45
|
$4.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
Bs17.81
|
$2.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
Bs4.13
|
$0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
Bs5.14
|
$1.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
Bs5.24
|
$2.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
Bs5.77
|
$1.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
Bs6.25
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
Bs21.24
|
$2.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
Bs448.85
|
$54.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
Bs498,725.05
|
$23,090.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.25
Bs192.01
|
$15.48
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.91
Bs268.40
|
$67.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$334.80
Bs3,339.47
|
$1,286.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.64
Bs2,809.19
|
$1,023.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.95
Bs129.19
|
$118.67
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$77.45
Bs772.54
|
$756.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,350.00
Bs63,338.08
|
$12,024.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
$4.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
Bs16.23
|
$4.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.88
Bs28.68
|
$6.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.00
Bs897.71
|
$31.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
Bs44.89
|
$11.38
|
|
pay 0.9% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.33
Bs432.23
|
$41.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
$33.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.44
Bs692.67
|
$73.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.89
Bs1,066.16
|
$91.26
|
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