Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.1 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 67.7% more for restaurants
Venezuela
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$18.07
£13.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$8.96
£6.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$2.14
£1.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$1.52
£1.17
|
|
pay 27.9% more for groceries
Venezuela
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$4.24
£3.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$5.75
£4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$3.66
£2.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Venezuela
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$7.22
£5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$94.64
£72.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$33,464.66
£25,606.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$16.98
£12.99
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$37.59
£28.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$1,224.35
£936.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$974.65
£745.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$234.45
£179.39
|
|
pay 12.8 times more for childcare
Venezuela
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$1,426.61
£1,091.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$18,036.83
£13,801.23
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$5.42
£4.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$3.93
£3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$16.35
£12.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$43.82
£33.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$12.87
£9.85
|
|
pay 23.6% more for clothing
Venezuela
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$76.61
£58.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$39.64
£30.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$90.51
£69.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$94.66
£72.43
|
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