Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 48.9% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Russia, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
$6.15
MUR284.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
$4.77
MUR220.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
$1.08
MUR49.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
$0.67
MUR31.14
|
|
pay 47.4% more for groceries
Russia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
$0.68
MUR31.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
$5.13
MUR237.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
$4.59
MUR212.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
$1.90
MUR87.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
$2.57
MUR118.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
$0.95
MUR43.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
$0.83
MUR38.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
$0.85
MUR39.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
$1.26
MUR58.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
$0.51
MUR23.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
$0.57
MUR26.30
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
$5.18
MUR239.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,242,668.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.11
|
|
pay 86.6% more for housing
Russia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
$29.29
MUR1,353.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
$365.81
MUR16,905.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
$278.44
MUR12,867.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.18
|
|
pay 22.7% less for childcare
Russia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
$160.03
MUR7,395.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
$3,850.61
MUR177,950.68
|
|
pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
$1.89
MUR87.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
$2.28
MUR105.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
$5.40
MUR249.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
$6.83
MUR315.62
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
Russia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
$48.65
MUR2,248.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
$35.93
MUR1,660.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
$74.54
MUR3,444.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
$66.44
MUR3,070.34
|
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