�500 For A Box Of Condoms In Venezuela!

The price of a box of condoms has rocketed to £500 in Venezuela after an oil price slump led to sky-high inflation.

The dire economic situation has led to shortages of basic supplies at supermarkets and protests on the streets - and now Venezuelans are struggling to get hold of contraception.

With less condoms and birth control pills on the shelves, the price of protection still available has shot up, with boxes now costing 85 per cent of the average monthly salary in the South American nation.