Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 58.5% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
|
Jersey
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.97
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.99
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
|
Jersey
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.24
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.24
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.52
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.11
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.46
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.15
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
|
Jersey
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.31
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.44
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.99
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 80.1% less for housing
|
Jersey
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
|
Jersey
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 67.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jersey
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.17
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.94
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.93
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.39
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 48.2% less for clothing
|
Jersey
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£161.02
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
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