Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 9.4% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 70.4% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 37.8% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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