Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.4 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR284.32
|
$16.63
€15.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR220.40
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.79
|
$2.04
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.14
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.56
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.00
|
$4.31
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.19
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR87.96
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR118.79
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR43.95
|
$1.17
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.52
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.14
|
$1.15
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.20
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.79
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.30
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR239.39
|
$7.64
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,033.44
|
$113.76
€105.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,242,668.37
|
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,057.11
|
$17.14
€15.91
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,353.61
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,905.42
|
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,867.52
|
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.18
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,395.62
|
$893.73
€829.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR177,950.68
|
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.18
|
$5.53
€5.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.56
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR249.67
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,597.18
|
$59.94
€55.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR315.62
|
$11.50
€10.67
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,248.50
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,660.67
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,444.94
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,070.34
|
$90.50
€83.96
|
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