Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 30.5% more expensive than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7 times more in Venezuela
- Groceries
-
pay 25.2% more in Venezuela
- Transportation
-
pay 12.6% more in Venezuela
- Housing
-
pay 19.9% more in Venezuela
- Childcare
-
pay 50.2% less in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 33.2% more in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 0.8% more in Venezuela
The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing in Venezuela are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Venezuela.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,101
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,089
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,957
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,519
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 25.2% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,715
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,319
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,663
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,733
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,848
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,142
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,071
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,740
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,930
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,058
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,794
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,774
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,166,645
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK610,221,112
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK229,062
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
|
Laos
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,616
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,530,005
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,532,522
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,274,812
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,311,173
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK198,009,475
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,959
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,074
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,657
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,436,560
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,384
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,702,730
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,174
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,412,895
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,011,046
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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