Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 32.4% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 48.9% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
|
pay 14.5% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
|
pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
|
pay 42.8% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
|
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