Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 4.6% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 37.9% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
|
pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
|
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