Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 26.6% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.00
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.72
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.04
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.41
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 22.3% more for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.55
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.04
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.25
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.49
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.79
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.08
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.07
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.60
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 88.9% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.84
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.31
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,586.17
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.53
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 43.9% more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.83
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN468.78
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN341.02
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN157.66
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 6.4% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN424.68
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,882.90
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.71
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.63
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.89
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.56
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.58
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.42
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.65
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN124.67
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.19
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
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