Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 47.6% more expensive than Macedonia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.9% more in Venezuela
- Groceries
-
pay 85.5% more in Venezuela
- Transportation
-
pay 83.7% more in Venezuela
- Housing
-
pay 2.0% less in Venezuela
- Childcare
-
pay 2.0 times more in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.3% more in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 2.5% more in Venezuela
The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Venezuela are more expensive than in Macedonia. Notably, childcare, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Venezuela.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 42.9% more for restaurants
|
Macedonia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD294.97
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD250.94
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD83.42
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD59.04
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 85.5% more for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD37.96
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD197.32
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD254.85
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD116.81
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD158.84
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.45
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD33.07
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD28.36
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD37.74
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.85
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD24.53
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 83.7% more for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD300.16
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,384.19
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,726,662.81
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD309.00
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD928.93
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD13,762.83
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,201.49
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,741.31
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD12,741.62
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD106,505.71
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 18.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD100.85
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD88.32
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD154.99
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,419.47
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD268.24
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,835.10
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,891.87
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,087.98
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,679.73
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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