Cost of living comparison
Virgin Islands is 4.4 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
$27.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
$9.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
$2.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
$2.24
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
$6.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
$8.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
$9.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
$6.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
$11.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
$5.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
$2.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
$2.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
$4.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
$1.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
$2.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
$5.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
$43,166.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
$42.58
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
$100.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
$1,761.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
$1,274.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
$278.03
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
$991.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$17,100.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
$5.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
$6.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
$4.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
$119.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
$11.88
|
|
pay 41.4% more for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Virgin Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
$78.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
$62.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
$98.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
$91.67
|
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