Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 3.3% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 77.3% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
KWD2.380
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.66
KWD2.360
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
KWD0.170
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
KWD0.120
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
|
Kuwait
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
KWD0.310
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.23
KWD0.690
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
KWD1.610
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
KWD0.730
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
KWD0.820
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
KWD0.300
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
KWD0.200
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
KWD0.190
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
KWD0.140
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
KWD0.130
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
|
Kuwait
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.25
KWD0.390
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,067.40
KWD6,175.360
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.53
KWD8.470
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 40.0% less for housing
|
Kuwait
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.39
KWD7.500
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$767.09
KWD236.060
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$636.14
KWD195.760
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.50
KWD12.460
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
|
Kuwait
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$345.62
KWD106.360
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,757.77
KWD1,771.840
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.77
KWD1.470
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
KWD0.940
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.30
KWD27.480
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.81
KWD3.330
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 7.1% less for clothing
|
Kuwait
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.88
KWD12.580
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.73
KWD14.380
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.98
KWD27.690
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.70
KWD26.060
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
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