Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 5.0% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 20.8% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$8.87
KZT3,898.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$6.78
KZT2,979.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$0.83
KZT364.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$0.52
KZT229.42
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$0.46
KZT204.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$4.61
KZT2,024.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$4.19
KZT1,841.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$1.63
KZT716.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$2.42
KZT1,061.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$0.64
KZT280.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$0.97
KZT425.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$1.02
KZT447.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$0.97
KZT425.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$0.24
KZT104.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$0.24
KZT104.18
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$2.05
KZT902.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$14.36
KZT6,312.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
$22,632.91
KZT9,947,283.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$5.95
KZT2,615.48
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$13.46
KZT5,916.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$431.95
KZT189,844.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$271.20
KZT119,192.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$39.97
KZT17,568.64
|
|
pay 72.7% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$226.97
KZT99,753.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$7,697.85
KZT3,383,243.79
|
|
pay 21.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$1.29
KZT568.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$2.13
KZT935.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$1.91
KZT837.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$40.51
KZT17,802.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$5.10
KZT2,239.36
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$60.78
KZT26,711.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$45.95
KZT20,193.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$95.70
KZT42,062.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$90.85
KZT39,929.79
|
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