Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 14.3% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Japan, you would:
pay 49.8% more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥994
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 19.7% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 47.0% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 56.9% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
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