Cost of living comparison
Kuwait is 39.9% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Kuwait instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$7.87
KWD2.420
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$2.26
KWD0.700
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$0.51
KWD0.160
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
|
pay 0.7% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$47.40
KWD14.560
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
$20,976.19
KWD6,441.120
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$27.95
KWD8.580
|
|
pay 56.5% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$27.63
KWD8.480
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$773.68
KWD237.570
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$650.71
KWD199.810
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$38.06
KWD11.690
|
|
pay 88.5% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$347.73
KWD106.780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$5,860.53
KWD1,799.580
|
|
pay 73.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$5.07
KWD1.560
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$107.69
KWD33.070
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Kuwait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$42.49
KWD13.050
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$50.63
KWD15.550
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$90.68
KWD27.850
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$84.84
KWD26.050
|
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