Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 0.4% cheaper than Kuwait.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 28.8% more for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Mauritius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
Kuwait
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 62.8% more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.98
KWD14.440
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,349.52
KWD5,947.460
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.59
KWD8.480
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 31.7% less for housing
Kuwait
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
KWD10.580
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.17
KWD243.490
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.48
KWD207.620
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.14
KWD11.110
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
Kuwait
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.70
KWD93.350
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.92
KWD1,556.190
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.23
KWD32.350
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Kuwait
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.85
KWD15.320
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
KWD14.140
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
KWD29.870
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.91
KWD26.710
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
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