Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 39.2% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR284.32
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR220.40
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.79
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.14
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.56
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.00
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.19
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR87.96
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR118.79
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR43.95
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.52
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.14
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.20
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.79
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.30
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR239.39
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,033.44
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,242,668.37
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,057.11
|
?? | |
pay 28.8% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,353.61
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,905.42
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,867.52
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.18
|
?? | |
pay 30.6% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,395.62
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR177,950.68
|
?? | |
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.18
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.56
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR249.67
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,597.18
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR315.62
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 65.8% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,248.50
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,660.67
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,444.94
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,070.34
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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