Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Port Louis, Mauritius

Port Louis vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 17.3% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 55.2% less in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 14.3% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 43.6% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 91.8% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 51.7% more in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.0% more in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 8.2% less in Port Louis

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

Port Louis vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Louis instead of Caracas, you would:

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pay 55.2% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$5.88 MUR265.00	-60.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$5.35 MUR240.91	-55.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$0.94 MUR42.29	-47.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.55 MUR24.69	-57.4%
Average			-55.2%

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pay 14.3% less for groceries

	Caracas	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$0.85 MUR38.20	-60.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$5.77 MUR260.18	+18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$5.77 MUR260.04	-25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$1.99 MUR89.46	-34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$2.94 MUR132.59	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$0.98 MUR44.26	-61.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.84 MUR38.03	+28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$0.82 MUR37.15	-8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$1.37 MUR61.74	+81.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.54 MUR24.40	-46.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.52 MUR23.49	-40.2%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 43.6% more for transportation

	Caracas	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$5.87 MUR264.51	+210.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$21.64 MUR975.21	-27.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$34,217.28 MUR1,541,830.73	+6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$20.32 MUR915.46	-14.6%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 91.8% more for housing

	Caracas	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$33.06 MUR1,489.76	-11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$502.57 MUR22,645.64	+27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$395.64 MUR17,827.42	+7.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$35.02 MUR1,578.20	+343.2%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 51.7% more for childcare

	Caracas	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$218.85 MUR9,861.29	+121.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$3,849.44 MUR173,455.96	-18.4%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$2.25 MUR101.18	+49.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$2.22 MUR100.11	-18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$6.52 MUR293.91	+100.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$27.80 MUR1,252.74	-61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$5.35 MUR240.91	-10.9%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 8.2% less for clothing

	Caracas	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$57.74 MUR2,601.84	-3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$43.91 MUR1,978.68	+1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$90.53 MUR4,079.43	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$74.85 MUR3,372.75	-10.2%
Average			-8.2%

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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: April 2025

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