Cost of living comparison
India is 38.2% cheaper than Venezuela.
If you lived in India instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$2.40
₹202.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$2.54
₹214.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$2.56
₹216.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$1.37
₹115.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$0.88
₹74.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.62
₹389.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$10.12
₹854.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$2.94
₹248.12
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
|
Venezuela
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
|
pay 45.6% less for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$1.84
₹155.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$1.59
₹133.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$3.35
₹283.04
|
|
pay 47.1% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
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