Travel budget and cost of living in Venezuela how much does a trip cost?
Are you planning to go to Venezuela and need to budget for your trip? On this page you can see sample prices. This enables you to get to grips with actual prices and the cost of living in Venezuela. Then, why not use our free tool to calculate your Venezuela travel budget.
Travel budget in Venezuela
Venezuela: calculate your travel budget
Venezuela: sample budgets by traveller type
These example budgets assume a 2-week holiday in Venezuela for 2 people.
Low budget
(backpacker)
Daily budget:
- $ 68 for 2 ppl.
- $ 15 per person
- $ 2.2 per person
- Free activities
Total budget:
$ 1412* (4993956982 VEF)
Average budget
(traveller)
Daily budget:
- $ 83 for 2 ppl.
- $ 28 per person
- $ 18 per person
- $ 5 per person
Total budget:
$ 2559* (9054504256 VEF)
High budget
(tourist)
Daily budget:
- $ 113 for 2 ppl.
- $ 42 per person
- $ 46 per person
- $ 10 per person
Total budget:
$ 4281* (15146400542 VEF)
* Estimated local budget for 2 people for 2 weeks. This represents an average across the country (budget may vary depending on the city or region visited).
Cost of living in Venezuela in 2023
Cost of living: Venezuela VS United States
On average, the cost of living in Venezuela in 2023 is 34% less than in the United States (USA).
The graphic below shows the percentage of variation between prices United States in in the United States (USA) and United States by types of expenses:
Explore each type of expense in detail:
Cost of living in Venezuela by city
See the table below for the variation in the cost of living in different cities in Venezuela compared to the national average.
Cities | /Venezuela | View Details |
---|---|---|
Puerto La Cruz | 13% more | Travel budget and cost of living in Puerto La Cruz |
Acarigua | 8% more | Travel budget and cost of living in Acarigua |
Caracas | 6% more | Travel budget and cost of living in Caracas |
Puerto Cabello | 3% less | Travel budget and cost of living in Puerto Cabello |
Maracaibo | 4% less | Travel budget and cost of living in Maracaibo |
Maracay | 15% less | Travel budget and cost of living in Maracay |
Local prices in Venezuela by expense type
Venezuela: Restaurant budget

($ 5 to $ 21)
50% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 15 to $ 44)
34% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 8 to $ 12)
0% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.9 to $ 3)
74% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.2 to $ 3)
41% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1 to $ 4)
60% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1 to $ 2)
50% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.7 to $ 2)
57% less than in the United States (USA)

Venezuela: Hotel and accommodation budget

($ 66 to $ 76)
50% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 81 to $ 112)
52% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 111 to $ 158)
56% less than in the United States (USA)


( $ 104)
79% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 232 to $ 232)
77% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 88 to $ 97)
54% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 92 to $ 116)
44% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 76 to $ 91)
66% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 157 to $ 169)
12% less than in the United States (USA)

Venezuela: Supermarket food budget

($ 1.2 to $ 2.5)
73% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 1 to $ 4)
48% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1 to $ 2)
73% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1.1 to $ 3.6)
45% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.5 to $ 8)
50% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 2 to $ 8.8)
13% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.8 to $ 3)
64% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.8 to $ 3)
47% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1 to $ 2)
39% less than in the United States (USA)

Venezuela: Public and private transport budget

($ 0.3 to $ 1)
80% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 1 to $ 5)
67% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 0.5 to $ 0.5)
50% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 2.7 to $ 5)
15% more than in the United States (USA)


($ 4.3 to $ 80)
33% more than in the United States (USA)

Venezuela: Leisure activity budget

($ 4 to $ 10)
61% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 10 to $ 16)
41% less than in the United States (USA)

Venezuela: Budget for clothes and price of cigarettes

($ 2.2 to $ 4)
60% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 21 to $ 81)
15% less than in the United States (USA)


($ 21 to $ 61)
9% less than in the United States (USA)

Plane ticket budget

(fair price: $ 895)

(fair price: $ 893)

(fair price: $ 1003)

(fair price: $ 921)

(fair price: $ 1044)

(fair price: $ 958)
About the information on the cost of living in Venezuela
The information about the cost of living in Venezuela shown on this page comes from multiple sources, including : Numbeo, Skyscanner and Hotels.com.
Information about cost of living in Venezuela updated on 04-12-2023.
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