Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 5.2% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA421
|
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA780
|
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA457
|
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA356
|
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA389
|
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
|
pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA597
|
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
|
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