Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.6 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 22.2% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Venezuela
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
$3.41
AED12.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
$72.17
AED265.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
$9.50
AED34.90
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
$63.87
AED234.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
$97.09
AED356.60
|
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