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Mauritius vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 8.1% cheaper than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.7% more in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 40.6% less in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 97.0% more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 38.5% less in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 36.3% less in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% less in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 30.9% less in Mauritius

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

Mauritius vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.7% more for restaurants

	Brunei	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.76	$6.44 MUR296.79	+75.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.87 BND8.90	$6.32 MUR291.10	-8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$0.93 MUR42.92	-4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$0.55 MUR25.50	-0.2%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 40.6% less for groceries

	Brunei	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 BND2.71	$0.67 MUR31.01	-67.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.49 BND8.41	$4.36 MUR201.06	-32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.85	$5.29 MUR243.78	-22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.15	$2.18 MUR100.63	-10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 BND4.14	$2.25 MUR103.63	-29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 BND2.24	$0.85 MUR39.11	-50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$0.77 MUR35.65	-21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 BND1.99	$0.67 MUR30.78	-56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 BND2.52	$1.13 MUR51.87	-42.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BND1.36	$0.46 MUR21.11	-56.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.31	$0.45 MUR20.60	-55.7%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 97.0% more for transportation

	Brunei	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.43 BND1.85	$5.34 MUR246.20	+274.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.03 MUR1,521.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,557.48 BND39,584.49	$30,846.82 MUR1,421,113.04	+0.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND34.07	$30.37 MUR1,399.14	+15.5%
Average			+97.0%

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pay 38.5% less for housing

	Brunei	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND88.21	$30.93 MUR1,424.91	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.22 BND942.05	$450.11 MUR20,736.52	-38.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$612.39 BND793.30	$327.67 MUR15,095.90	-46.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.74 BND56.66	$37.19 MUR1,713.37	-15.0%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 36.3% less for childcare

	Brunei	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND202.90	$143.96 MUR6,632.32	-8.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,411.76 BND16,078.33	$4,397.02 MUR202,570.90	-64.6%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.50	$2.05 MUR94.62	+6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 BND5.31	$2.42 MUR111.34	-41.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.60 BND15.03	$6.10 MUR281.10	-47.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.15 BND83.10	$37.41 MUR1,723.70	-41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND7.01	$5.93 MUR273.30	+9.6%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 30.9% less for clothing

	Brunei	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.72 BND125.29	$50.25 MUR2,315.13	-48.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$84.22 BND109.10	$40.89 MUR1,883.90	-51.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.87 BND153.98	$84.17 MUR3,877.60	-29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.68	$66.89 MUR3,081.47	+4.8%
Average			-30.9%

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