Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 11.2% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 55.1% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Mauritius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$6.15
MUR284.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$4.77
MUR220.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$1.08
MUR49.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.67
MUR31.14
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.68
MUR31.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$5.13
MUR237.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$4.59
MUR212.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$1.90
MUR87.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$2.57
MUR118.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$0.95
MUR43.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.83
MUR38.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.85
MUR39.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$1.26
MUR58.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.51
MUR23.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.57
MUR26.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$5.18
MUR239.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,242,668.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.11
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$29.29
MUR1,353.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$365.81
MUR16,905.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$278.44
MUR12,867.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.18
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$160.03
MUR7,395.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$3,850.61
MUR177,950.68
|
|
pay 59.4% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$1.89
MUR87.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$2.28
MUR105.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$5.40
MUR249.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$6.83
MUR315.62
|
|
pay 75.8% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$48.65
MUR2,248.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$35.93
MUR1,660.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$74.54
MUR3,444.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$66.44
MUR3,070.34
|
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