Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 3.2% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Venezuela
- Groceries
-
pay 19.8% more in Venezuela
- Transportation
-
pay 3.4% more in Venezuela
- Housing
-
pay 58.8% less in Venezuela
- Childcare
-
pay 30.9% less in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.2% less in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 11.4% less in Venezuela
The cost of restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Venezuela are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing are lower in Venezuela. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Venezuela.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.25
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.29
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.39
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.68
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.10
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.86
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.63
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.45
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,853.00
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.01
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.30
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,442.19
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,049.08
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.53
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 30.9% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,137.28
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,754.06
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.38
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.95
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR369.90
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.39
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.02
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.69
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR343.95
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.00
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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