Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 68.0% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 89.6% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$7.51
EC$20.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$8.05
EC$21.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$1.79
EC$4.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$1.42
EC$3.85
|
|
pay 69.9% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$1.43
EC$3.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$7.60
EC$20.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$9.00
EC$24.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$3.42
EC$9.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$3.41
EC$9.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$1.01
EC$2.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$1.17
EC$3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$0.89
EC$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$0.80
EC$2.17
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$5.17
EC$13.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$37.55
EC$101.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
$22,828.86
EC$61,696.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$142.90
EC$386.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$42.48
EC$114.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$589.18
EC$1,592.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$362.62
EC$980.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$140.10
EC$378.64
|
|
pay 15.0% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$201.91
EC$545.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$1,492.11
EC$4,032.51
|
|
pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$2.29
EC$6.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$3.88
EC$10.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$3.68
EC$9.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$42.99
EC$116.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$9.90
EC$26.77
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$67.38
EC$182.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$43.97
EC$118.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$59.37
EC$160.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$92.35
EC$249.58
|
|
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