Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.1 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Greece instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 15.9% more for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$13.17
€12.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$6.30
€5.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$5.99
€5.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$4.23
€4.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 68.4% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$7.55
€7.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$40.19
€38.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$13.82
€13.10
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$524.36
€497.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$392.21
€371.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$413.12
€391.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
|
pay 90.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$4.40
€4.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$3.49
€3.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$48.72
€46.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$8.82
€8.36
|
|
pay 28.5% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$93.42
€88.60
|
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