Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 22.8% more expensive than Peru.
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
PEN13.96
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.51
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.48
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.75
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN12.01
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN17.28
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.98
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.97
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.65
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.44
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.69
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.45
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 31.0% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN19.36
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN65.70
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN76,576.26
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN59.85
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
|
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN106.49
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,212.10
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN892.78
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN138.69
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 5.8% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN636.32
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN15,200.98
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.21
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.61
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN20.15
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN119.92
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.79
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN159.21
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN97.12
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN248.63
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN234.58
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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