Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 29.3% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.23
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€6.99
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.57
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.36
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.56
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.98
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.31
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.54
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€40.99
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,687.29
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.27
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.14
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€711.12
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€531.40
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.17
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 48.0% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€304.49
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,493.42
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.12
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.17
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.61
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.37
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€73.93
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.48
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€81.83
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€96.91
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
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