Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 75.3% more expensive than Syria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 99.9% more in Venezuela
- Groceries
-
pay 2.2 times more in Venezuela
- Transportation
-
pay 77.0% more in Venezuela
- Housing
-
pay 17.0% less in Venezuela
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.0% more in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 39.9% more in Venezuela
The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Venezuela are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Venezuela.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Syria, you would:
pay 99.9% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 77.0% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
|
Syria
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 68.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 39.9% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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