A pack of 36 condoms in the predominantly Catholic country now cost 4,760 bolivars equivalent to $754 (2548.73 Ghana cedis)
A Pack of 36 For 2,548.73 Cedis?
The increasing rate of inflation in Venezuela due to the fall in oil price has course prices in to shoot up including condom price
The nation where abortion is illegal and rates of HIV infection and teenage pregnancy are among the highest in South America - has seen the price of household goods rocket after a collapse in oil prices.
According to a BBC report, oil makes up 95% of Venezeula's exports, and shop shelves have been left empty due to inflation caused by a lack of imported goods
Lovers queue for blocks in the hope of picking up a packet of prophylactics, but some pharmacists in the capital, Caracas, have run out entirely. Mirror.com.uk reported
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