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Mauritius vs. Venezuela Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 29.1% more expensive than Venezuela overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.2% less in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 18.0% less in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 62.7% more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 45.8% more in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% more in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 6.4% more in Mauritius

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Mauritius are more expensive than in Venezuela. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Mauritius. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Mauritius.

Mauritius vs. Venezuela Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Venezuela, you would:

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pay 31.2% less for restaurants

	Venezuela	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.27 VEF82.48	$6.44 MUR296.79	-22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.58 VEF95.53	$6.32 MUR291.10	-34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 VEF12.05	$0.93 MUR42.92	-22.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 VEF10.20	$0.55 MUR25.50	-45.9%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 18.0% less for groceries

	Venezuela	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$1.95 VEF19.46	$0.67 MUR31.01	-65.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.93 VEF29.24	$4.36 MUR201.06	+48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.15 VEF71.33	$5.29 MUR243.78	-26.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 VEF25.18	$2.18 MUR100.63	-13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 VEF29.96	$2.25 MUR103.63	-25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.45 VEF24.44	$0.85 MUR39.11	-65.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 VEF6.32	$0.77 MUR35.65	+22.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 VEF6.92	$0.67 MUR30.78	-3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF9.00	$1.13 MUR51.87	+24.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 VEF8.61	$0.46 MUR21.11	-46.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.85 VEF8.51	$0.45 MUR20.60	-47.6%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 62.7% more for transportation

	Venezuela	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$5.34 MUR246.20	+182.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.25 VEF281.77	$33.03 MUR1,521.70	+16.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,687.50 VEF266,194.50	$30,846.82 MUR1,421,113.04	+15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.35 VEF222.88	$30.37 MUR1,399.14	+35.9%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Venezuela	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 VEF364.02	$30.93 MUR1,424.91	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.38 VEF1,948.84	$450.11 MUR20,736.52	+130.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$132.78 VEF1,324.39	$327.67 MUR15,095.90	+146.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$14.35 VEF143.11	$37.19 MUR1,713.37	+159.2%
Average			+105.3%

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pay 45.8% more for childcare

	Venezuela	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$75.56 VEF753.63	$143.96 MUR6,632.32	+90.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,352.50 VEF43,414.02	$4,397.02 MUR202,570.90	+1.0%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Venezuela	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 VEF13.97	$2.05 MUR94.62	+46.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 VEF21.96	$2.42 MUR111.34	+9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 VEF34.99	$6.10 MUR281.10	+73.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.36 VEF332.70	$37.41 MUR1,723.70	+12.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.83 VEF48.21	$5.93 MUR273.30	+22.7%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 6.4% more for clothing

	Venezuela	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.83 VEF437.18	$50.25 MUR2,315.13	+14.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.95 VEF378.50	$40.89 MUR1,883.90	+7.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.01 VEF728.25	$84.17 MUR3,877.60	+15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.30 VEF761.08	$66.89 MUR3,081.47	-12.3%
Average			+6.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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