United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates

Venezuela

Compared with United Arab Emirates, using real observed prices.

Baseline: United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates = 1×

VenezuelaVenezuela vs United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
Overall verdict

VenezuelaVenezuela is about 0.20× United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates.

Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data

The shape of prices (vs United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is United Arab Emirates. A bar running right means Venezuela is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates = 1× VenezuelaVenezuela is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.86
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.78
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.01

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Venezuela, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 0.9× what it does in United Arab Emirates — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.86
    VenezuelaVenezuela AED 0.25 USD 0.069
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 0.29 USD 0.08
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.78
    VenezuelaVenezuela AED 14.86 VES 1,370
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 19.00 AED 19
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.04
    VenezuelaVenezuela AED 0.13 USD 0.035
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 3.29 USD 0.896
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.00
    VenezuelaVenezuela AED 0.01 USD 0.004
    United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates AED 3.60 USD 0.98
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Venezuela

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-100%
in VES
16020000 → 1370
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-9%
in AED

It rose -100% in local currency, but -9% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Venezuela's inflation.