Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 17.7% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.5% more in Venezuela
- Groceries
-
pay 17.2% more in Venezuela
- Transportation
-
pay 2.9 times more in Venezuela
- Housing
-
pay 76.3% less in Venezuela
- Childcare
-
pay 52.6% less in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.8% more in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 29.4% less in Venezuela
The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Venezuela are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing, childcare, and clothing are lower in Venezuela. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Venezuela.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 64.5% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB788.24
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB819.15
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB103.13
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB65.97
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB157.85
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB637.61
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB798.56
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB348.03
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB741.75
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB433.71
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB66.52
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB141.65
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB50.78
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB40.89
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB104.33
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB641.06
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,313.73
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,284,315.50
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB481.48
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 76.3% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB22,486.61
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB84,748.48
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB55,536.76
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,400.33
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 52.6% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,703.36
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,769,447.56
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB131.37
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB151.04
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB525.49
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,901.70
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB880.20
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 29.4% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,349.68
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,874.84
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,298.96
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,675.61
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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