Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 38.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Austria, you would:
pay 60.1% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Mauritius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€13.94
|
$6.15
Rs285
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.62
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
Austria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.72
|
$5.13
Rs237
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$4.59
Rs213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.88
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
pay 15.6% less for transportation
Austria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.65
|
$5.18
Rs240
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.32
|
$22.36
Rs1,035
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,244,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.24
|
$22.87
Rs1,059
|
|
pay 52.9% less for housing
Austria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
$29.29
Rs1,356
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€684.62
|
$365.81
Rs16,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€572.75
|
$278.44
Rs12,891
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
$36.42
Rs1,686
|
|
pay 57.4% less for childcare
Austria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€383.66
|
$160.03
Rs7,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
$3,850.61
Rs178,275
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$1.89
Rs87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.06
|
$2.28
Rs106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.28
|
$34.56
Rs1,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.76
|
$6.83
Rs316
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Austria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
$48.65
Rs2,253
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
$35.93
Rs1,664
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
$74.54
Rs3,451
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€101.79
|
$66.44
Rs3,076
|
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