Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 15.7% cheaper than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
|
Marshall Islands
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 54.7% less for groceries
|
Marshall Islands
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 23.0% more for transportation
|
Marshall Islands
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 75.6% less for housing
|
Marshall Islands
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 20.7% more for childcare
|
Marshall Islands
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Marshall Islands
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 38.3% more for clothing
|
Marshall Islands
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
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