Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 55.2% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Chad, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
Chad
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Chad
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
|
pay 82.6% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
|
pay 3.0% less for clothing
Chad
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
|
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