Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 11.3% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Chile, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$6.15
Rs285
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Chile
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$5.13
Rs238
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$4.59
Rs213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
pay 17.4% more for transportation
Chile
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1900
|
$5.18
Rs240
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5900
|
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF603.2400
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4600
|
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
|
pay 28.1% less for housing
Chile
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.4600
|
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.3100
|
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3700
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
|
pay 35.7% less for childcare
Chile
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.7300
|
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF170.9400
|
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
|
pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$1.89
Rs87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$2.28
Rs106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.5000
|
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2300
|
$6.83
Rs317
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Chile
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6500
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0100
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1400
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5800
|
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
|
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