Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 20.8% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Niger, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Mauritius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,063
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,126
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA756
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
Niger
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,314
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,414
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,065
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,042
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA660
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA452
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA162
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Niger
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,658
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,252,051
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,757
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
Niger
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,658
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA347,118
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA228,211
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA155,488
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 49.9% less for childcare
Niger
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA578,569
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,807,762
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,553
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 32.1% more for clothing
Niger
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA28,928
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,525
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
|
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