Cost of living comparison
Greece is 66.5% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Greece instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 94.5% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$14.81
€13.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$6.06
€5.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$7.81
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$41.23
€38.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$14.64
€13.59
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$529.13
€490.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$406.38
€377.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
|
pay 99.8% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$350.75
€325.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
|
pay 46.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$3.51
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$46.53
€43.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$8.93
€8.28
|
|
pay 44.5% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$96.32
€89.36
|
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