Cost of Living in Venezuela

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$791
$2092
🛋️ Without rent
$580
$1677
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$210
$415
🍽️ Food
$389
$1027
🚐 Transport
$103
$288
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
💸 GDP per capita
$15976
😃 Human freedom index
4.22
❤️ Life expectancy
71.1
🌐 English speaking %
1%
🏙️ Population
28.5M

The cost of living in Venezuela is $791, which is 1.39 times less expensive than the world average. Venezuela ranked 126th out of 197 countries by cost of living and the 173rd best country to live in.

The average salary after taxes in Venezuela is $189, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months.

Why living in Venezuela costs 4.2 times more than the average salary? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Venezuela for locals and expats differ significantly.

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Prices in Venezuela

We calculate prices for Venezuela as a population-weighted mean of 77 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
 Cappuccino
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$442
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5859

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