Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 47.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Mauritius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
|
pay 66.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
|
pay 66.9% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
|
pay 52.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
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