Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 65.7% cheaper than Bermuda.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Bermuda, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
Bermuda
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$6.15
Rs285
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 73.4% less for groceries
Bermuda
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$5.13
Rs237
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$4.59
Rs213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.41
$5.41
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Bermuda
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$5.18
Rs240
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.50
$68.50
|
$22.36
Rs1,035
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,244,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$22.87
Rs1,059
|
|
pay 83.1% less for housing
Bermuda
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$29.29
Rs1,356
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$365.81
Rs16,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,193.95
$2,193.95
|
$278.44
Rs12,891
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$36.42
Rs1,686
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
Bermuda
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$160.03
Rs7,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$3,850.61
Rs178,275
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bermuda
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.33
$9.33
|
$1.89
Rs87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
$5.50
|
$2.28
Rs106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$114.94
$114.94
|
$34.56
Rs1,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$6.83
Rs316
|
|
pay 40.4% less for clothing
Bermuda
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.50
$70.50
|
$48.65
Rs2,253
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$35.93
Rs1,664
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$74.54
Rs3,451
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$66.44
Rs3,076
|
|
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