Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 35.1% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 55.6% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR12.33
|
$5.55
MUR255.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR17.83
|
$5.02
MUR231.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR3.11
|
$0.93
MUR42.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
$0.53
MUR24.38
|
|
pay 9.6% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.89
|
$0.59
MUR26.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR33.17
|
$4.70
MUR216.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR26.85
|
$4.93
MUR226.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.83
|
$1.92
MUR88.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR8.24
|
$2.45
MUR112.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR5.03
|
$0.79
MUR36.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.52
|
$0.73
MUR33.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.37
|
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.71
|
$1.21
MUR55.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.81
|
$0.49
MUR22.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.27
|
$0.56
MUR25.75
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.76
|
$5.61
MUR258.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR66.28
|
$29.60
MUR1,362.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR155,100.65
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,393,034.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR30.13
|
$19.16
MUR881.97
|
|
pay 28.7% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR112.87
|
$29.67
MUR1,365.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,344.72
|
$406.98
MUR18,732.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR907.42
|
$296.33
MUR13,639.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR153.01
|
$30.89
MUR1,421.80
|
|
pay 16.8% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR718.29
|
$153.14
MUR7,048.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR27,860.16
|
$3,906.27
MUR179,802.74
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR15.39
|
$2.12
MUR97.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.58
|
$2.25
MUR103.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR17.49
|
$5.76
MUR264.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR148.37
|
$36.38
MUR1,674.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR17.00
|
$5.43
MUR249.77
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR235.97
|
$43.97
MUR2,023.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR122.47
|
$35.68
MUR1,642.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR279.03
|
$74.77
MUR3,441.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR242.22
|
$61.79
MUR2,843.99
|
|
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