Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 11.6% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 14.3% more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,162
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
F CFA501
|
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
F CFA436
|
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
|
pay 9.3% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
F CFA3,937
|
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
F CFA4,516
|
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
F CFA1,288
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.76
F CFA2,303
|
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA776
|
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA248
|
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA390
|
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA303
|
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
F CFA2,683
|
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.90
F CFA25,675
|
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,169.81
F CFA18,486,043
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
F CFA9,243
|
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
|
pay 33.3% less for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.50
F CFA36,459
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.30
F CFA347,601
|
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.35
F CFA144,208
|
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.94
F CFA64,301
|
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
|
pay 39.5% more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.33
F CFA71,890
|
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,700.38
F CFA1,654,615
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
|
pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
F CFA668
|
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
F CFA1,797
|
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.26
F CFA770
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.83
F CFA35,432
|
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.45
F CFA38,879
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.00
F CFA26,959
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.56
F CFA43,237
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
|
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