Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 16.2% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Burma, you would:
pay 68.7% more for restaurants
Burma
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,138
|
$6.15
Rs285
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,631
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,223
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K713
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
Burma
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,891
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,180
|
$5.13
Rs238
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,515
|
$4.59
Rs213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,394
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,641
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,801
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K716
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,055
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,509
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,190
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,528
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
pay 64.8% more for transportation
Burma
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,758
|
$5.18
Rs240
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K36,099
|
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,893,532
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,940
|
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
|
pay 39.8% less for housing
Burma
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,951
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,268,679
|
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K675,688
|
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K146,307
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
|
pay 66.9% less for childcare
Burma
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,015,768
|
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,588,962
|
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
|
pay 86.7% more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,304
|
$1.89
Rs87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,348
|
$2.28
Rs106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,016
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K73,354
|
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,259
|
$6.83
Rs317
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Burma
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,776
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K100,217
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K204,561
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K186,677
|
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
|
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