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Mauritius vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 28.8% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.8% more in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 17.3% more in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 84.9% more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 11.6% more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 12.0% more in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.3% more in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 20.6% more in Mauritius

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and childcare in Mauritius are more expensive than in Bolivia. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Mauritius.

Mauritius vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.8% more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.82 BOB19.43	$6.44 MUR297.43	+128.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.76 BOB46.55	$6.32 MUR291.73	-6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BOB6.66	$0.93 MUR43.01	-3.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 BOB5.25	$0.55 MUR25.55	-27.4%
Average			+22.8%

Bolivia vs. Mauritius - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.3% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 BOB9.01	$0.67 MUR31.08	-48.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.43 BOB16.76	$4.36 MUR201.50	+79.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 BOB25.74	$5.29 MUR244.31	+41.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 BOB13.84	$2.18 MUR100.85	+8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 BOB13.35	$2.25 MUR103.86	+16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 BOB6.98	$0.85 MUR39.20	-16.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 BOB3.16	$0.77 MUR35.73	+68.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 BOB3.94	$0.67 MUR30.85	+16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB5.68	$1.13 MUR51.99	+36.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BOB3.61	$0.46 MUR21.15	-12.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 BOB3.09	$0.45 MUR20.64	-0.3%
Average			+17.3%

Bolivia vs. Mauritius - Cost of groceries

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pay 84.9% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 BOB16.63	$5.34 MUR246.73	+121.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.13 BOB180.04	$33.03 MUR1,525.00	+26.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	$30,846.82 MUR1,424,197.63	+53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.71 BOB87.59	$30.37 MUR1,402.18	+138.9%
Average			+84.9%

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pay 11.6% more for housing

	Bolivia	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.51 BOB258.43	$30.93 MUR1,428.00	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	$450.11 MUR20,781.53	+18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	$327.67 MUR15,128.66	+29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.96 BOB220.19	$37.19 MUR1,717.09	+16.4%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 12.0% more for childcare

	Bolivia	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	$143.96 MUR6,646.71	-14.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	$4,397.02 MUR203,010.59	+38.2%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 32.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 BOB11.53	$2.05 MUR94.82	+22.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 BOB18.03	$2.42 MUR111.58	-7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 BOB17.34	$6.10 MUR281.71	+142.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.86 BOB226.42	$37.41 MUR1,727.45	+13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.59 BOB45.38	$5.93 MUR273.89	-9.9%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 20.6% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.19 BOB228.72	$50.25 MUR2,320.16	+51.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.06 BOB310.46	$40.89 MUR1,887.99	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.11 BOB462.42	$84.17 MUR3,886.02	+25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.35 BOB402.08	$66.89 MUR3,088.16	+14.6%
Average			+20.6%

Bolivia vs. Mauritius - Cost of clothing

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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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