Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 3.6 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 66.7% more for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 80.2% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
$105.59
|
|
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