Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 40.8% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Mauritius
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Mauritius
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Mauritius
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
|
pay 58.4% less for housing
Belgium
|
Mauritius
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Mauritius
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Mauritius
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
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