Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 46.9% more expensive than Cameroon.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Cameroon, you would:
pay 41.1% more for restaurants
Cameroon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
FCFA2,297
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.14
FCFA1,914
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
FCFA598
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
FCFA294
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
Cameroon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
FCFA417
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.80
FCFA5,360
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.57
FCFA5,218
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
FCFA1,169
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
FCFA1,286
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
FCFA830
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
FCFA330
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA316
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
FCFA321
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FCFA375
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
FCFA318
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Cameroon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,372
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.67
FCFA8,934
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,276.85
FCFA14,179,196
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.96
FCFA2,412
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 8.7% less for housing
Cameroon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.56
FCFA46,030
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.90
FCFA171,719
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.06
FCFA115,167
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.05
FCFA45,106
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 63.4% more for childcare
Cameroon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.18
FCFA126,207
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,541.80
FCFA939,196
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 76.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cameroon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
FCFA759
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
FCFA835
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
FCFA1,072
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.49
FCFA14,920
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
FCFA3,574
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Cameroon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.72
FCFA23,585
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.43
FCFA28,285
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.09
FCFA40,869
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.46
FCFA53,886
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
|
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