Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 8.8% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.3% more in Venezuela
- Groceries
-
pay 89.5% more in Venezuela
- Transportation
-
pay 3.4% more in Venezuela
- Housing
-
pay 46.0% less in Venezuela
- Childcare
-
pay 31.4% more in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.8% less in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 21.3% less in Venezuela
The cost of groceries, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Venezuela are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Venezuela. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Venezuela.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,070
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,312
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,370
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,227
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 89.5% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,798
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,136
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,568
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,945
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,712
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,299
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,057
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,872
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,855
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,376
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,221
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,698
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,718,603
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,351,511,114
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,163
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 46.0% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,855,406
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,263,739
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,815,257
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,438,995
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 31.4% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,737,438
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,720,870
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,744
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,205
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,163
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,530,999
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,674
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,066,947
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,182,922
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,351,597
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,318,271
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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