Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 27.8% more expensive than Cambodia.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Cambodia, you would:
pay 13.4% more for restaurants
Cambodia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
KHR14,627.81
|
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
KHR24,019.02
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
KHR3,273.17
|
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
KHR2,180.71
|
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Cambodia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
KHR7,474.05
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.21
KHR25,298.48
|
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
KHR31,437.40
|
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
KHR7,840.13
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
KHR8,565.42
|
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
KHR6,396.11
|
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
KHR2,675.24
|
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
KHR6,078.34
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,550.93
|
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
KHR2,565.22
|
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
KHR2,132.37
|
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 76.4% more for transportation
Cambodia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
KHR18,627.42
|
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.60
KHR43,152.81
|
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$49,000.00
KHR199,479,956.72
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
KHR32,253.60
|
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
|
pay 5.0% more for housing
Cambodia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.71
KHR116,892.54
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$323.25
KHR1,315,939.21
|
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.58
KHR845,075.80
|
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.07
KHR260,837.57
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
|
pay 40.4% less for childcare
Cambodia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$244.83
KHR996,721.28
|
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,894.95
KHR28,069,467.59
|
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
|
pay 76.3% more for entertainment and sports
Cambodia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
KHR3,867.47
|
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
KHR8,569.84
|
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.60
KHR6,513.63
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.21
KHR167,759.93
|
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
KHR21,372.85
|
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
|
pay 74.2% more for clothing
Cambodia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.12
KHR81,929.27
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.11
KHR81,856.57
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.94
KHR268,432.85
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.98
KHR134,270.95
|
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
|
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