Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 10.8% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Laos, you would:
pay 58.8% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
|
pay 15.6% less for groceries
Laos
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Laos
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
Laos
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
|
pay 56.6% less for childcare
Laos
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
|
pay 84.7% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Laos
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
|
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