Cost of Living in La Asunción, 🇻🇪 Venezuela - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 3 $350 $175 $305 $135 $35

Utilities 1 3 8 — $32 $56 $20 —

Internet & Mobile 2 4 8 $25 $35 $53 $35 $1

Groceries 2 3 8 $59 $145 $358 $107 $5

Transportation 2 3 8 $71 $71 $127 $57 $17

Dining Out 2 3 $165 $80 $170 $48 $22

Leisure Activities 2 3 8 $58 $76 $110 $46 $10

Health Insurance 1 6 $63 $48 $145 $32 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 7 $2 $8 $15 — —

Total $793 $670 $1,339 $480 $92

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 3 $130.00 $105 – $175 per month

Coworking Space 1 $55.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 3 $350.00 $280 – $520 per month

Coliving Space 1 3 $280.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 2 8 $2.00 per cup

Beer 3 8 $1.00 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 2 3 $4.00 per meal

Fast Food Combo 2 3 $5.50 per meal

Apples 3 8 $3.05 per kg

Bread 3 8 $2.18 per loaf

Milk 3 8 $1.46 per liter

Rice 3 8 $1.51 per kg

Chicken Fillets 3 8 $5.81 per kg

Beef 3 8 $6.00 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 3 8 $3.67 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 3 8 $32.00 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 3 8 $1.25 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 8 $2.19 per trip

Taxi per km 3 8 $2.28 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 3 $15.00 per month

Gasoline 5 $0.00 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 8 $14.00 per trip

Scooter Rental 3 $165.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 4 $12.48 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 2 3 $23.00 per month

Gym Membership 2 3 8 $38.00 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 3 8 $11.38 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 4 $6.86 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 3 8 $3.80 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 3 8 $59.00 per pair

Summer Dress 2 3 $22.00 per dress

Running Shoes 3 8 $74.00 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 2 3 $9.00 per visit

Laundry 2 3 $4.50 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 1 3 $28.00 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 2 3 $4.50 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 881.0664 VES on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Buenos Aires, Medellín, Caracas

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 121.9 350
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 52.85 130
- Apples 0.44 3.05
- Beef 2.17 6
- Beer 0.42 1
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- Bread 0.15 2.18
- Chicken Fillets 1.27 5.81
- Cinema Ticket 1.37 3.8
- Coffee 0.33 2
- Coliving Space 71.69 280
- Coworking Space 28.18 55
- Dining Out local 0.02, nomad 0.14, expat 0.09, family 0.09 local 48, nomad 165, expat 80, family 170, tourist 22
- Doctor Visit (GP) 4.05 28
- Fast Food Combo 1.53 5.5
- Gasoline 0.03 0
- Groceries local 0.11, nomad 0.04, expat 0.14, family 0.28, tourist 0 local 107, nomad 59, expat 145, family 358, tourist 5.4
- Gym Membership 3.24 38
- Haircut 1.71 9
- Health Insurance local 0.02, nomad 0.03, expat 0.04, family 0.11, tourist 0 local 32, nomad 63, expat 48, family 145, tourist 2.1
- Housing local 0.15, nomad 0.55, expat 0.35, family 0.49, tourist 0.1 local 135, nomad 350, expat 175, family 305, tourist 35
- Internet & Mobile local 0.01, nomad 0.04, expat 0.03, family 0.04, tourist 0 local 35, nomad 25, family 53, tourist 1.25
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 3.84 23
- Jeans 9.65 59
- Laundry 0.15 4.5
- Leisure Activities local 0.01, nomad 0.04, expat 0.04, family 0.06 local 46, nomad 58, expat 76, family 110, tourist 10
- Meal (Inexpensive) 0.81 4
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 6.87 32
- Milk 0.31 1.46
- Mobile Plan 2.17 12.48
- Monthly Transport Pass 5.81 15
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 0.18 4.5
- Rice 0.23 1.51
- Ride-hailing (5km) 1.22 14
- Running Shoes 22.55 74
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 1.44 6.86
- Scooter Rental 2.61 165
- Summer Dress 6.62 22
- Taxi Start 0.29 2.19
- Taxi per km 0.14 2.28
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 3.26 11.38
- Transportation local 0.02, nomad 0.03, expat 0.04, family 0.07, tourist 0.01 local 57, nomad 71, expat 71, family 127, tourist 17
- Utilities local 0.03, nomad 0.04, expat 0.04, family 0.05, tourist 0 local 20, nomad 0, expat 32, family 56, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 0.01, expat 0.02, family 0.04 local 0, nomad 2, expat 8, family 15
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.14 1.25
- Wine (Mid-range) 2.61 3.67
Internet (60 Mbps+), Monthly Transport Pass, Internet & Mobile, Transportation and Beer aligned to Rewire Porlamar reverification; Coffee set to Rewire cappuccino; index lines paired with Estates/Rewire primaries; comparison set ve/caracas Source

La Asunción cost of living