Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 3.6 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Libya, you would:
pay 93.8% more for restaurants
Libya
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.820
|
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD19.990
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
|
pay 99.5% more for groceries
Libya
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.550
|
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.840
|
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.410
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.820
|
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 12.7 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD105.430
|
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD79,960.240
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD46.270
|
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
|
pay 66.6% more for housing
Libya
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD118.410
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,039.550
|
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD564.910
|
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD150.230
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD319.290
|
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,663.850
|
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.920
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD154.920
|
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.660
|
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
Libya
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD144.810
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD135.280
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD213.680
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD281.020
|
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
|
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