Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 74.1% more expensive than Vietnam overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.1 times more in Venezuela
- Groceries
-
pay 53.9% more in Venezuela
- Transportation
-
pay 2.6 times more in Venezuela
- Housing
-
pay 49.4% more in Venezuela
- Childcare
-
pay 56.0% less in Venezuela
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 73.1% more in Venezuela
- Clothing
-
pay 32.8% more in Venezuela
The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and clothing in Venezuela are more expensive than in Vietnam. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Venezuela.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,714
|
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,120
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,664
|
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,250
|
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
|
pay 53.9% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,895
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,595
|
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,558
|
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,055
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,248
|
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,387
|
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,811
|
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,469
|
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,330
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,075
|
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,230
|
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫87,973
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,334
|
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫898,742,123
|
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,145
|
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
|
pay 49.4% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,303
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,537,464
|
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,258,642
|
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,012,591
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,207,820
|
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,044,506
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 73.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,234
|
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,094
|
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,114
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,453
|
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,708
|
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
|
pay 32.8% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,316
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,078
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,016,878
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,026,073
|
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
|
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