Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 48.4% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 51.5% less for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,040
|
$6.15
MUR284.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,224
|
$4.77
MUR220.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF261
|
$1.08
MUR49.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF104
|
$0.67
MUR31.14
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF245
|
$0.68
MUR31.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF738
|
$5.13
MUR237.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF453
|
$4.59
MUR212.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF686
|
$1.90
MUR87.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF888
|
$2.57
MUR118.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF184
|
$0.95
MUR43.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF339
|
$0.83
MUR38.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF330
|
$0.85
MUR39.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF312
|
$1.26
MUR58.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF168
|
$0.51
MUR23.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF150
|
$0.57
MUR26.30
|
|
pay 1.9% less for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF553
|
$5.18
MUR239.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,334
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,961,253
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,242,668.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,598
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.11
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
New Caledonia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,610
|
$29.29
MUR1,353.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF87,721
|
$365.81
MUR16,905.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,461
|
$278.44
MUR12,867.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,825
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.18
|
|
pay 78.6% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF82,961
|
$160.03
MUR7,395.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,850.61
MUR177,950.68
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF918
|
$1.89
MUR87.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF576
|
$2.28
MUR105.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF1,989
|
$5.40
MUR249.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,483
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,301
|
$6.83
MUR315.62
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,710
|
$48.65
MUR2,248.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,480
|
$35.93
MUR1,660.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,435
|
$74.54
MUR3,444.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,810
|
$66.44
MUR3,070.34
|
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