Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 0.8% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
|
pay 55.7% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
|
pay 30.1% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
|
pay 3.2% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
|
pay 29.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
|
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