Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 76.7% more expensive than Suriname.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 16.7% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.74
SRD220.42
|
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.34
SRD239.85
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SRD33.52
|
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
SRD18.81
|
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
SRD39.92
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
SRD213.90
|
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SRD163.95
|
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SRD99.65
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
SRD66.84
|
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
SRD74.15
|
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
SRD30.56
|
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
SRD40.37
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.54
SRD83.18
|
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
SRD16.19
|
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SRD19.80
|
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.11
SRD134.24
|
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SRD817,200.00
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.18
SRD855.61
|
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
Suriname
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.82
SRD1,040.00
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.69
SRD16,660.69
|
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.88
SRD6,729.90
|
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.77
SRD1,332.60
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Suriname
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.54
SRD1,455.93
|
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$420.77
SRD13,754.21
|
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
|
pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SRD52.37
|
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
SRD61.64
|
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
SRD184.51
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.45
SRD439.54
|
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
SRD151.50
|
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Suriname
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.12
SRD951.87
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.05
SRD916.96
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.52
SRD2,468.54
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.56
SRD4,594.72
|
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
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