Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 24.6% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR284.32
|
$1.64
NGN2,337.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR220.40
|
$5.58
NGN7,945.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.79
|
$0.35
NGN505.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.14
|
$0.24
NGN336.32
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.56
|
$1.05
NGN1,494.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.00
|
$1.55
NGN2,202.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.19
|
$9.26
NGN13,189.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR87.96
|
$1.87
NGN2,659.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR118.79
|
$1.68
NGN2,397.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR43.95
|
$1.57
NGN2,243.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.52
|
$0.70
NGN993.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.14
|
$0.53
NGN748.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.20
|
$0.71
NGN1,012.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.79
|
$0.78
NGN1,108.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.30
|
$0.60
NGN861.87
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR239.39
|
$1.37
NGN1,946.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,033.44
|
$23.20
NGN33,059.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,242,668.37
|
$14,662.06
NGN20,891,966.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,057.11
|
$9.37
NGN13,352.69
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,353.61
|
$40.44
NGN57,622.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,905.42
|
$814.72
NGN1,160,898.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,867.52
|
$414.25
NGN590,259.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.18
|
$15.73
NGN22,407.42
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,395.62
|
$82.01
NGN116,852.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR177,950.68
|
$1,992.54
NGN2,839,170.25
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.18
|
$0.75
NGN1,065.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.56
|
$1.87
NGN2,670.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR249.67
|
$0.96
NGN1,363.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,597.18
|
$24.54
NGN34,964.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR315.62
|
$5.83
NGN8,308.97
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,248.50
|
$16.79
NGN23,919.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,660.67
|
$22.52
NGN32,084.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,444.94
|
$46.88
NGN66,805.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,070.34
|
$60.60
NGN86,353.71
|
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