Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 23.9% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 18.5% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$3.71
F CFA2,261
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$9.49
F CFA5,777
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$0.80
F CFA487
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$0.70
F CFA425
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$0.67
F CFA408
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$7.29
F CFA4,438
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$8.65
F CFA5,261
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$2.15
F CFA1,311
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$3.79
F CFA2,307
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$1.29
F CFA788
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$0.41
F CFA250
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.76
F CFA461
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$0.59
F CFA361
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$0.65
F CFA393
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$5.15
F CFA3,134
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$41.28
F CFA25,119
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
$29,718.07
F CFA18,085,350
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$14.86
F CFA9,043
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$55.80
F CFA33,960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$722.31
F CFA439,574
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$325.48
F CFA198,078
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$118.36
F CFA72,031
|
|
pay 14.9% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$137.58
F CFA83,728
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,909,009
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$0.99
F CFA603
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$2.52
F CFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$1.24
F CFA754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$71.94
F CFA43,782
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$8.26
F CFA5,024
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$59.62
F CFA36,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$40.24
F CFA24,491
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$67.45
F CFA41,049
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$93.90
F CFA57,145
|
|
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