Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 81.9% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$13.74
€12.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$8.59
€7.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
pay 45.4% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$5.82
€5.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$6.41
€5.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$3.53
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$5.75
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
$29,604.23
€27,210.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$21.98
€20.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$39.46
€36.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$924.34
€849.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$738.82
€679.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$136.66
€125.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$424.84
€390.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
$7,091.11
€6,517.79
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$54.49
€50.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
|
pay 66.8% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$80.92
€74.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$48.04
€44.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$125.90
€115.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$111.40
€102.39
|
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