Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 9.2% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.3% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Mali
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
Mali
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Mali
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
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