Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 26.4% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of China, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
China
|
Mauritius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
$6.15
Rs287
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
$4.77
Rs223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
China
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
$5.13
Rs239
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
$4.59
Rs214
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$1.90
Rs89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$2.57
Rs120
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.85
Rs40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.26
Rs59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.57
Rs27
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
China
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
$5.18
Rs242
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
$22.36
Rs1,044
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,255,455
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$22.87
Rs1,068
|
|
pay 25.3% more for housing
China
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
$29.29
Rs1,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
$365.81
Rs17,079
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
$278.44
Rs13,000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
$36.42
Rs1,700
|
|
pay 71.1% less for childcare
China
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
$160.03
Rs7,472
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
$3,850.61
Rs179,782
|
|
pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$1.89
Rs88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
$2.28
Rs107
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
$5.40
Rs252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
$34.56
Rs1,614
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
$6.83
Rs319
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
China
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
$48.65
Rs2,272
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
$35.93
Rs1,678
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
$74.54
Rs3,480
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
$66.44
Rs3,102
|
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