Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 16.8% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.4% more in Venezuela
- Groceries
-
pay 33.2% more in Venezuela
- Transportation
-
pay 67.4% more in Venezuela
- Housing
-
pay 11.5% more in Venezuela
- Childcare
-
pay 22.6% less in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.5% more in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 10.0% more in Venezuela
The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Venezuela are more expensive than in Bulgaria.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.86
BGN16.73
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.63
BGN14.41
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BGN2.25
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BGN1.39
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
BGN1.66
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
BGN8.78
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.10
BGN11.52
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
BGN5.56
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
BGN5.95
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
BGN1.29
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
BGN1.59
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.37
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
BGN1.84
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.90
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 67.4% more for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
BGN10.27
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.97
BGN43.39
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.67
BGN56,523.45
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.49
BGN12.27
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 11.5% more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
BGN22.99
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$301.56
BGN569.74
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.85
BGN439.92
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.06
BGN145.59
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 22.6% less for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.01
BGN689.61
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,166.80
BGN9,761.64
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.45
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
BGN3.32
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
BGN6.10
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.54
BGN53.92
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
BGN12.60
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.59
BGN84.24
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.98
BGN54.74
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.86
BGN143.32
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
BGN145.06
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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