Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 2.2 times more expensive than Algeria.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Algeria, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Algeria
|
Mauritius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.12
DZD285.69
|
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.10
DZD417.61
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
DZD66.79
|
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD28.61
|
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
|
pay 91.9% more for groceries
Algeria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.20
DZD26.90
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
DZD429.85
|
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
DZD358.38
|
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
DZD198.24
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
DZD261.95
|
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
DZD151.22
|
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
DZD165.20
|
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
DZD78.98
|
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
DZD42.65
|
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
DZD34.53
|
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
DZD27.32
|
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Algeria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.17
DZD157.29
|
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.46
DZD1,272.95
|
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,593.64
DZD3,578,147.80
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.74
DZD638.01
|
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
|
pay 84.5% more for housing
Algeria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
DZD4,522.92
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.28
DZD19,682.37
|
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.93
DZD12,907.01
|
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.03
DZD4,443.56
|
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Algeria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.09
DZD8,085.14
|
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,440.91
DZD193,873.17
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Algeria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.44
DZD193.25
|
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.48
DZD64.11
|
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
DZD304.37
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.20
DZD2,179.97
|
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
DZD592.29
|
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
Algeria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.38
DZD3,683.97
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.26
DZD5,147.26
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.94
DZD7,795.48
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.15
DZD9,707.85
|
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
|
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