Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 11.2% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Mauritius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.520
|
$6.15
MUR284.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$4.77
MUR220.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$1.08
MUR49.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.67
MUR31.14
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
Bahrain
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$0.68
MUR31.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$5.13
MUR237.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$4.59
MUR212.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$1.90
MUR87.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$2.57
MUR118.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$0.95
MUR43.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.320
|
$0.83
MUR38.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$0.85
MUR39.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$1.26
MUR58.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.51
MUR23.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.57
MUR26.30
|
|
pay 30.5% more for transportation
Bahrain
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.640
|
$5.18
MUR239.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.710
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD9,983.450
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,242,668.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.240
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.11
|
|
pay 53.4% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.280
|
$29.29
MUR1,353.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD331.590
|
$365.81
MUR16,905.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD246.760
|
$278.44
MUR12,867.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.280
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.18
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.380
|
$160.03
MUR7,395.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,377.610
|
$3,850.61
MUR177,950.68
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$1.89
MUR87.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$2.28
MUR105.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$5.40
MUR249.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.580
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$6.83
MUR315.62
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
Bahrain
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.020
|
$48.65
MUR2,248.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.830
|
$35.93
MUR1,660.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.760
|
$74.54
MUR3,444.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.810
|
$66.44
MUR3,070.34
|
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