This is what a little more than a monthly minimum wage gets you in groceries in Venezuela

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WorkingLime on July 24th, 2022 at 02:53 UTC »

15 eggs - 2.3 USD (locally produced) cheap beefsteaks - 4 USD (locally produced) chicken breast - 4.87 USD (locally produced) pork chops - 4 USD (locally produced) 200g coffe - 2.45 USD (locally produced) 1kg rice - 1.04 USD (locally produced) 2kg corn flour (harina pan) - 1.44 usd ea - 2.88 USD (locally produced) 2 tuna cans - 1.85 ea - 3.7 USD (imported from Brazil) 1 l of oil - 3.53 USD (imported from Brazil) bread - 4.5 USD (locally produced) 500g of butter (margarine) - 2.36 USD (locally produced)

Total= 35.63 USD around 207 Bs. (Bolivares, national currency after six zeroes were removed, it would have been 207,000,000 "old" Bs.)

Monthly minimum wage = 22.41 USD Average monthly wage = 100 USD

johnnyfontain on July 24th, 2022 at 03:06 UTC »

Is that supposed to last you a month?

Royal_Classic915 on July 24th, 2022 at 04:00 UTC »

I am american and im sorry you have to work so hard for so little groceries.