Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 27.7% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
|
pay 70.0% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
|
pay 41.4% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
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