Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 17.5% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 35.4% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$5.09
R$29.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$5.99
R$34.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.99
R$5.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.60
R$3.50
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$3.98
R$23.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$3.44
R$19.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$1.52
R$8.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$0.81
R$4.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.53
R$3.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.45
R$2.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.63
R$3.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.49
R$2.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.46
R$2.67
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.67
R$21.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$39.48
R$229.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$19,264.28
R$111,752.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$7.39
R$42.88
|
|
pay 60.9% more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$17.79
R$103.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$286.10
R$1,659.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$200.36
R$1,162.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$49.32
R$286.09
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$259.04
R$1,502.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$6,658.88
R$38,628.19
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$1.55
R$9.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.55
R$9.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$1.94
R$11.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$21.85
R$126.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$5.84
R$33.86
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$43.13
R$250.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$39.67
R$230.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$69.89
R$405.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$56.60
R$328.32
|
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