Cost of living comparison
Gambia is 26.3% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Gambia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 49.3% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Gambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
|
pay 57.9% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
?? | |
pay 11.1% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
|
pay 95.7% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
|
pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Gambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
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