Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 22.8% more expensive than Peru overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 87.0% more in Venezuela
- Groceries
-
pay 58.1% more in Venezuela
- Transportation
-
pay 31.0% more in Venezuela
- Housing
-
pay 27.9% less in Venezuela
- Childcare
-
pay 5.8% more in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.6% less in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 23.9% more in Venezuela
The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, and childcare in Venezuela are more expensive than in Peru. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Venezuela. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Venezuela.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Peru, you would:
pay 87.0% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.76
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.20
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.43
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.73
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.80
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.84
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.03
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.83
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.84
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.61
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.42
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.61
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.60
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 31.0% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.08
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN64.75
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN75,474.26
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN58.99
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
|
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN104.96
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,194.66
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN879.93
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN136.70
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN627.16
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN14,982.22
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.08
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.46
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN19.86
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN118.20
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.52
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN156.91
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN95.72
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN245.05
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN231.20
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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