Cost of living comparison
Puerto Rico is 2.3 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 37.1% more for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$14.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$8.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$1.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 86.1% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$3.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$4.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$7.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$4.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$3.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$1.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$1.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$2.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$3.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$47.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$31,636.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$20.22
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$64.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$739.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$471.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$193.31
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$392.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$7,636.36
|
|
pay 88.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$2.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$3.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$10.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$33.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$8.47
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$42.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$41.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$80.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$96.18
|
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