Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 7.3% cheaper than Dominica.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
Dominica
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
|
pay 2.6% less for housing
Dominica
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
|
pay 44.2% more for childcare
Dominica
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
|
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