Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 39.5% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Israel, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪70.96
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪55.23
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.78
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.69
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
|
Israel
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.41
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪26.02
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪25.38
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪14.02
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.86
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.21
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.38
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.96
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.36
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.36
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.26
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
|
Israel
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.80
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪209.44
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪143,795.25
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪47.64
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 54.3% less for housing
|
Israel
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪100.86
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,738.20
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,254.19
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪615.71
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
|
Israel
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,295.18
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪44,290.54
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.77
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.77
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪36.13
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪240.48
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪43.02
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
|
Israel
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪312.41
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪200.29
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪422.54
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪482.61
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
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