Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Venezuela
  3. United States
  4. Washington
  5. Comparison
VEF
COMPARED TO
USD

Washington is 2.9 times more expensive than Venezuela.

If you lived in Washington instead of Venezuela, you would:
local_dining

pay 34.8% more for restaurants

  Venezuela help_outline Washington help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.00
Bs99.75
$14.71 +47.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.00
Bs79.80
$8.25 +3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.46
Bs14.59
$1.83 +25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.90
Bs8.98
$1.48 +64.0%
Average +34.8%
Venezuela vs. Washington - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 86.1% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.80
Bs17.95
$2.72 +51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.91
Bs19.09
$6.40 +234.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $7.02
Bs70.06
$3.03 -56.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.61
Bs16.02
$2.58 +60.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.09
Bs20.86
$4.30 +105.4%
Apples (1 lb) $2.34
Bs23.36
$2.00 -14.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.51
Bs5.13
$0.75 +45.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.59
Bs5.88
$1.58 +168.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.64
Bs6.41
$1.92 +199.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.72
Bs7.15
$1.03 +44.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.55
Bs5.49
$1.15 +108.7%
Average +86.1%
Venezuela vs. Washington - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 22.8% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.02
Bs20.14
$3.05 +51.3%
Monthly public transit pass $30.00
Bs299.24
$66.39 +121.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $63,000.00
Bs628,393.56
$23,808.98 -62.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $24.00
Bs239.39
$19.40 -19.2%
Average +22.8%
Venezuela vs. Washington - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 5.8 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $9.70
Bs96.75
$65.22 +572.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $351.25
Bs3,503.54
$1,304.88 +271.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $301.11
Bs3,003.43
$1,131.39 +275.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $13.21
Bs131.72
$121.48 +819.9%
Average +484.9%
Venezuela vs. Washington - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 6.4 times more for childcare

  Venezuela help_outline Washington help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $89.33
Bs891.06
$1,029.17 +1052.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,800.00
Bs137,648.11
$17,734.73 +28.5%
Average +540.3%
Venezuela vs. Washington - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.30
Bs12.97
$4.84 +272.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.62
Bs16.21
$4.39 +170.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.00
Bs29.92
$9.38 +212.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $28.25
Bs281.78
$43.08 +52.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.00
Bs49.87
$12.42 +148.5%
Average +171.2%
Venezuela vs. Washington - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 4.2% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $44.29
Bs441.73
$45.82 +3.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.83
Bs357.42
$36.29 +1.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $73.57
Bs733.84
$77.04 +4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $127.43
Bs1,271.04
$93.96 -26.3%
Average -4.2%
Venezuela vs. Washington - Cost of clothing
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