Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 50.0% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 60.6% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$1.71
YER427
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$1.51
YER378
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$3.92
YER980
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$10.55
YER2,636
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$5.47
YER1,367
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$2.58
YER645
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.81
YER203
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$2.27
YER568
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$1.24
YER309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$1.12
YER279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.84
YER211
|
|
pay 47.0% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$51.29
YER12,818
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$31.99
YER7,995
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$247.69
YER61,897
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$175.00
YER43,733
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
|
pay 31.3% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$76.95
YER19,229
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$2.84
YER710
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$3.76
YER941
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$77.72
YER19,423
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$5.06
YER1,263
|
|
pay 72.8% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$113.24
YER28,299
|
|
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