Cost of living comparison
Japan is 76.5% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Japan instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$6.44
¥997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$4.94
¥765
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$0.97
¥150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$0.73
¥113
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$1.52
¥236
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$5.72
¥885
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$5.46
¥845
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$2.02
¥312
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$2.73
¥422
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$2.17
¥336
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$1.02
¥158
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$1.64
¥254
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$2.04
¥315
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$1.26
¥196
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$1.08
¥168
|
|
pay 44.5% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.22
¥654
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$57.82
¥8,948
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$22,042.19
¥3,411,470
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$25.42
¥3,935
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$31.09
¥4,812
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$500.38
¥77,443
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$325.42
¥50,365
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$113.04
¥17,495
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$288.10
¥44,590
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$11,095.30
¥1,717,220
|
|
pay 70.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$2.71
¥419
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$2.78
¥430
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$3.98
¥617
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$57.72
¥8,933
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$11.97
¥1,853
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$40.54
¥6,275
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$26.82
¥4,150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$54.08
¥8,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$81.66
¥12,639
|
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