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The serious economic crisis that Venezuela is going through touches the pockets of Venezuelans, who between a permanent shortage and an inflation accumulated to June of 176% (date of the National Assembly) struggle to survive.
Contexts of economic instability create huge distortions that translate at the end of the day into high cost of living. A good salary in one country can be a misery in another, as is the case of Venezuela when contrasting with nations in the region such as Colombia, Argentina or Chile.
By way of comparison, all amounts were taken to dollars calculated at a consumption rate of Bs 2,687 in May, according to the firm Ecoanalítica. The salaries correspond to the data of Elsalario.com, which used El Estímulo to compare the salaries of Venezuelans with the income of professionals in other nations to which nationals choose to migrate.
A minimum salary is Bs 97,531.56, which added to the food bonus of Bs 153,000 gives a total of Bs 250,531.56. That is, a person should live with the equivalent of 93.23 dollars per month.
But the cost of the Basic Family Basket for five members was located in May at Bs 1,426,363.38, according to the Documentation and Analysis Center of the Venezuelan Federation of Teachers (Cendas-FVM).
In Venezuela, all jobs are below what a person with the same professional profile in another country perceives.
School teachers bear the brunt. Although teaching is one of the highest-paid professions in countries in Europe or Canada, in Venezuela it is one of the worst paid. Teachers of public school units earn 36.29 dollars (97,531.5 bolivars) per month while teachers of public schools charge approximately 59.54 dollars (160,000 bolivars) plus the food bonus.
In Colombia, a primary school teacher with three years of experience earns approximately $ 1,300 per month. In Argentina around 1,370 dollars and in Chile 1,600 dollars, according to the information found in Elsalario.com.
Similar is the situation of those whose occupation belongs to the field of science. A researcher can earn up to 44.65 dollars (up to 120,000 bolivars) in Venezuela. While in Colombia their salary is between 1,300 and 1,500 dollars. For this reason most of the scientists share their work between teaching and other complementary work to make ends meet. In Argentina, a physical scientist earns approximately $ 1,500 a month and an agricultural scientist barely exceeds $ 900. In Chile, the average salary of an investigator is around $ 