Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 2.1 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$30.42
BBD60.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$10.49
BBD20.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$1.84
BBD3.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$7.91
BBD15.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$13.75
BBD27.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$5.14
BBD10.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$5.16
BBD10.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$1.93
BBD3.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$1.38
BBD2.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$1.93
BBD3.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$2.65
BBD5.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$1.44
BBD2.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$1.72
BBD3.44
|
|
pay 62.5% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$7.98
BBD15.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$38.15
BBD76.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$59.69
BBD119.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$613.89
BBD1,227.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$451.39
BBD902.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 83.8% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 77.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$2.47
BBD4.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$4.66
BBD9.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$9.00
BBD18.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 70.7% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Barbados
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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