Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 26.8% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Mauritius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.15
|
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€6.98
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.88
|
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
San Marino
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.89
|
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.31
|
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,711.70
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.50
|
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
San Marino
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.13
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€504.92
|
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€467.05
|
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€63.78
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€329.88
|
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,049.23
|
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
|
pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.29
|
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€65.64
|
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.07
|
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€32.82
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€90.89
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€90.89
|
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
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