Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 3.4% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
$6.15
Rs285
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
$5.13
Rs237
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
$4.59
Rs213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
$5.18
Rs240
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
$22.36
Rs1,035
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,244,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
$22.87
Rs1,059
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
$29.29
Rs1,356
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
$365.81
Rs16,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
$278.44
Rs12,891
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
$36.42
Rs1,686
|
|
pay 34.2% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
$160.03
Rs7,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
$3,850.61
Rs178,275
|
|
pay 21.3% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
$1.89
Rs87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
$2.28
Rs106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
$34.56
Rs1,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
$6.83
Rs316
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
$48.65
Rs2,253
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
$35.93
Rs1,664
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
$74.54
Rs3,451
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
$66.44
Rs3,076
|
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