Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 18.2% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Mauritius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
|
pay 20.4% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
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