Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 38.8% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Germany, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
|
Germany
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.37
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.71
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.67
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.29
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
|
Germany
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.39
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.17
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.94
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.67
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€2.00
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
|
Germany
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.73
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.43
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,430.84
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.92
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 67.8% less for housing
|
Germany
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€45.91
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€752.61
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€595.39
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€219.07
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 64.2% less for childcare
|
Germany
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€436.48
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,720.58
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Germany
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.21
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.32
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.32
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.29
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.19
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
|
Germany
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€78.40
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€38.83
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€87.21
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€117.53
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
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