Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 61.7% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$6.15
Rs285
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
$2.69
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
$2.04
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 58.8% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
$4.45
|
$5.13
Rs238
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.47
$14.60
|
$4.59
Rs213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.79
$5.67
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
$3.41
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.33
$2.78
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$1.16
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.38
$1.99
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
$2.46
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
$1.59
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
$1.50
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
$5.52
|
$5.18
Rs240
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
$25.06
|
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
|
pay 85.0% less for housing
Cayman Islands
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,969.61
$2,480.80
|
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,009.73
$1,678.93
|
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
|
pay 81.3% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.88
$776.82
|
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.30
$5.26
|
$1.89
Rs87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.85
$4.89
|
$2.28
Rs106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.39
$60.47
|
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$15.04
|
$6.83
Rs317
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.98
$130.30
|
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
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