Cost of living comparison
Ghana is 21.0% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Ghana instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Ghana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$3.27
GHS45.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$5.09
GHS71.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$0.55
GHS7.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$0.22
GHS3.12
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$1.53
GHS21.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$2.95
GHS41.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$7.96
GHS111.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$2.10
GHS29.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$1.89
GHS26.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$0.90
GHS12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$0.45
GHS6.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.53
GHS7.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$0.98
GHS13.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$0.88
GHS12.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$0.71
GHS10.00
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$3.86
GHS53.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$26.48
GHS370.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$10.89
GHS152.41
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$41.24
GHS577.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$35.44
GHS495.91
|
|
pay 10.4% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$0.93
GHS12.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$1.56
GHS21.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$1.15
GHS16.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$30.11
GHS421.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 53.8% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Ghana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
|
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