Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 69.3% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫45,126
|
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫106,435
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,472
|
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,473
|
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫21,711
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫147,846
|
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫132,295
|
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫36,635
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫37,282
|
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,079
|
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫10,810
|
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫15,584
|
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,250
|
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,133
|
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,091
|
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫85,494
|
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫168,731
|
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫843,017,877
|
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫140,027
|
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
|
pay 47.3% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫220,067
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,476,855
|
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,173,596
|
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,056,812
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,218,180
|
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫294,208,145
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫21,906
|
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫38,426
|
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,135
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫560,122
|
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫88,425
|
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
|
pay 30.0% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫705,913
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫566,754
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,004,062
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,256,826
|
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
|
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