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?

Lumpy-Replacement869 on July 24th, 2022 at 09:05 UTC »

So I’m reading through a lot of your responses and I’m curious about your monthly income if you’re willing to share it? What do you do for work and do you live with family and help support them? Do you attempt to grow some of your own food to supplement your diet? I’m an American with good income and I’ve even started a small garden to help reduce food costs because prices are skyrocketing.