Cost of living comparison
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 67.6% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 44.5% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 47.8% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
|
pay 9.0% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
pay 80.8% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
|
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