Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 10.9% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.1% more in Venezuela
- Groceries
-
pay 41.0% more in Venezuela
- Transportation
-
pay 35.8% more in Venezuela
- Housing
-
pay 33.0% less in Venezuela
- Childcare
-
pay 12.0% less in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.5% less in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 12.4% less in Venezuela
The cost of restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Venezuela are more expensive than in Ecuador. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare are lower in Venezuela. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Venezuela.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 76.1% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 41.0% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 35.8% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 12.0% less for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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