Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 33.5% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 18.5% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Mauritius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$6.15
MUR284.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
$4.77
MUR220.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$1.08
MUR49.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
$0.67
MUR31.14
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$0.68
MUR31.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$5.13
MUR237.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
$4.59
MUR212.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
$1.90
MUR87.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$2.57
MUR118.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$0.95
MUR43.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$0.83
MUR38.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
$0.85
MUR39.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
$1.26
MUR58.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
$0.51
MUR23.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.57
MUR26.30
|
|
pay 46.1% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
$5.18
MUR239.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,242,668.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.11
|
|
pay 15.5% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
$29.29
MUR1,353.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
$365.81
MUR16,905.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
$278.44
MUR12,867.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.18
|
|
pay 37.5% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$160.03
MUR7,395.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$3,850.61
MUR177,950.68
|
|
pay 59.7% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
$1.89
MUR87.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
$2.28
MUR105.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$5.40
MUR249.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
$6.83
MUR315.62
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$48.65
MUR2,248.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$35.93
MUR1,660.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$74.54
MUR3,444.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$66.44
MUR3,070.34
|
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