Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 33.7% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Malta, you would:
pay 52.8% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Mauritius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$6.15
MUR284.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$4.77
MUR220.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$1.08
MUR49.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.67
MUR31.14
|
|
pay 19.4% less for groceries
Malta
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.68
MUR31.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$5.13
MUR237.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$4.59
MUR212.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$1.90
MUR87.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$2.57
MUR118.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.95
MUR43.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.83
MUR38.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.85
MUR39.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.26
MUR58.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.51
MUR23.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.57
MUR26.30
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Malta
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$5.18
MUR239.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,242,668.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.11
|
|
pay 48.5% less for housing
Malta
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$29.29
MUR1,353.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$365.81
MUR16,905.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$278.44
MUR12,867.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.18
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Malta
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$160.03
MUR7,395.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$3,850.61
MUR177,950.68
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$1.89
MUR87.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$2.28
MUR105.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$5.40
MUR249.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$6.83
MUR315.62
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Malta
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$48.65
MUR2,248.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$35.93
MUR1,660.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$74.54
MUR3,444.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$66.44
MUR3,070.34
|
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