Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.4 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$17.66
GIP13.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$10.09
GIP7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$1.85
GIP1.46
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$4.15
GIP3.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$7.63
GIP6.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$5.78
GIP4.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$8.13
GIP6.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
$31,057.47
GIP24,445.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$24.97
GIP19.66
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$53.50
GIP42.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$1,646.15
GIP1,295.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$1,585.28
GIP1,247.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$87.83
GIP69.13
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$805.78
GIP634.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
$15,134.60
GIP11,912.33
|
|
pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$4.10
GIP3.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$4.54
GIP3.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$70.94
GIP55.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$10.72
GIP8.44
|
|
pay 89.2% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$125.33
GIP98.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$41.78
GIP32.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$127.87
GIP100.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$113.51
GIP89.34
|
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