Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 40.1% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mauritius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$6.15
MUR284.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$4.77
MUR220.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$1.08
MUR49.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.67
MUR31.14
|
|
pay 11.3% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mauritius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.68
MUR31.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.13
MUR237.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$4.59
MUR212.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$1.90
MUR87.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$2.57
MUR118.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$0.95
MUR43.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.83
MUR38.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$0.85
MUR39.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$1.26
MUR58.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.51
MUR23.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$0.57
MUR26.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mauritius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$5.18
MUR239.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.36
MUR1,033.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,889.63
MUR1,242,668.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.11
|
|
pay 5.7% less for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mauritius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.29
MUR1,353.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$365.81
MUR16,905.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$278.44
MUR12,867.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$160.03
MUR7,395.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,850.61
MUR177,950.68
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mauritius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$1.89
MUR87.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$2.28
MUR105.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$5.40
MUR249.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$6.83
MUR315.62
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Mauritius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$48.65
MUR2,248.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$35.93
MUR1,660.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$74.54
MUR3,444.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$66.44
MUR3,070.34
|
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