Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 5.0% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Oman, you would:
pay 12.0% more for restaurants
Oman
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
Oman
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
|
pay 48.5% more for transportation
Oman
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
|
pay 28.9% less for housing
Oman
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
Oman
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Oman
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
|
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