Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 50.9% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Iceland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
|
pay 37.3% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
|
pay 55.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
|
pay 53.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
|
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