Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 86.2% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 69.9% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
?? | |
pay 90.6% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
|
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