Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 83.7% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 24.8% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,926
|
$6.15
MUR284.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,437
|
$4.77
MUR220.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,800
|
$1.08
MUR49.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,302
|
$0.67
MUR31.14
|
|
pay 17.0% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,439
|
$0.68
MUR31.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF60,096
|
$5.13
MUR237.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,247
|
$4.59
MUR212.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,321
|
$1.90
MUR87.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,312
|
$2.57
MUR118.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,912
|
$0.95
MUR43.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,788
|
$0.83
MUR38.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.85
MUR39.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,940
|
$1.26
MUR58.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.51
MUR23.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,815
|
$0.57
MUR26.30
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,498
|
$5.18
MUR239.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,777
|
$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) |
$1.30
GNF11,161
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.11
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Guinea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF858,515
|
$29.29
MUR1,353.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,639,267
|
$365.81
MUR16,905.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,575,545
|
$278.44
MUR12,867.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF361,081
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.18
|
|
pay 61.9% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,481,789
|
$160.03
MUR7,395.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF60,096,061
|
$3,850.61
MUR177,950.68
|
|
pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,376
|
$1.89
MUR87.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,170
|
$2.28
MUR105.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,878
|
$5.40
MUR249.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,576
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,940
|
$6.83
MUR315.62
|
|
pay 61.3% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,703
|
$48.65
MUR2,248.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,555
|
$35.93
MUR1,660.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$74.54
MUR3,444.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,258
|
$66.44
MUR3,070.34
|
|
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