Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 7.6% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
|
pay 45.0% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
|
pay 22.3% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
|
pay 25.9% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
|
pay 45.6% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
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