Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 24.8% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 71.0% more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,587.66
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP29,287.96
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,470.47
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,634.09
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 53.9% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,625.24
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,574.51
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP17,167.49
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,939.44
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,682.41
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,739.87
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP2,011.91
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,441.13
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,023.50
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,213.88
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP2,003.54
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 27.1% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,509.68
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP151,765.28
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP78,042,564.80
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP62,362.00
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
|
Colombia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP101,193.03
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,204,999.60
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,043,357.39
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP293,728.22
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 1.9% less for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP843,346.71
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,306,130.22
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,104.14
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,211.60
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,256.70
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP99,326.45
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP16,162.60
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP230,108.27
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP169,084.95
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP360,973.40
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP305,597.51
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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