Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 7.3% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 6.4% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Sudan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Sudan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Sudan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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