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Mauritius vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 39.0% more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% less in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 38.8% less in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 58.9% more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 50.6% less in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% less in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 12.6% more in Mauritius

The cost of childcare, transportation, and clothing in Mauritius are more expensive than in Belize. Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mauritius. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mauritius.

Mauritius vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Belize, you would:

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pay 36.6% less for restaurants

	Belize	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.82	$6.44 MUR296.79	-31.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.61	$6.32 MUR291.10	-35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.59	$0.93 MUR42.92	-27.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.32	$0.55 MUR25.50	-52.1%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 38.8% less for groceries

	Belize	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.02	$0.67 MUR31.01	-66.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.63	$4.36 MUR201.06	-43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.51	$5.29 MUR243.78	-61.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.73	$2.18 MUR100.63	-7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.64	$2.25 MUR103.63	-31.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.28	$0.85 MUR39.11	-67.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.77 MUR35.65	+36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.47	$0.67 MUR30.78	-8.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.01	$1.13 MUR51.87	-43.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.84	$0.46 MUR21.11	-67.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.53	$0.45 MUR20.60	-64.4%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 58.9% more for transportation

	Belize	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.29	$5.34 MUR246.20	-19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.22	$33.03 MUR1,521.70	+65.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,146.48	$30,846.82 MUR1,421,113.04	+193.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.53	$30.37 MUR1,399.14	-3.9%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 50.6% less for housing

	Belize	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.64	$30.93 MUR1,424.91	-58.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,375.86	$450.11 MUR20,736.52	-34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,100.41	$327.67 MUR15,095.90	-40.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.50	$37.19 MUR1,713.37	-69.2%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Belize	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.75	$143.96 MUR6,632.32	+123.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,355.92	$4,397.02 MUR202,570.90	+552.2%
Average			+337.7%

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pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.35	$2.05 MUR94.62	-22.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.25	$2.42 MUR111.34	-33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.06	$6.10 MUR281.10	+22.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.18	$37.41 MUR1,723.70	+13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.93	$5.93 MUR273.30	-29.5%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 12.6% more for clothing

	Belize	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.32	$50.25 MUR2,315.13	+34.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.15	$40.89 MUR1,883.90	+49.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD183.28	$84.17 MUR3,877.60	-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.19	$66.89 MUR3,081.47	-25.3%
Average			+12.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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