Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 1.2% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Albania, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
Albania
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
Albania
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
|
pay 18.0% more for housing
Albania
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
|
pay 18.4% more for childcare
Albania
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Albania
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
|
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