Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 3.0% more expensive than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.4% more in Venezuela
- Groceries
-
pay 38.5% more in Venezuela
- Transportation
-
pay 1.4% less in Venezuela
- Housing
-
pay 13.9% less in Venezuela
- Childcare
-
pay 19.9% more in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 16.6% less in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 15.8% less in Venezuela
The cost of groceries, childcare, and restaurants in Venezuela are more expensive than in Albania. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and transportation are lower in Venezuela.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Albania, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL772
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL153
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL488
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL664
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL287
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL54
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL62
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL721
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 16.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL240
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL164
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL705
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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