Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 2.3 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 12.8% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
|
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