Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 37.3% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Finland, you would:
pay 56.3% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Mauritius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.76
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Finland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
Finland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.27
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.90
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.24
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
Finland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€691.39
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.58
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 52.6% less for childcare
Finland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.75
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.82
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.10
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Finland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.50
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
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