Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 18.4% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 10.6% more for restaurants
Georgia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
GEL23.77
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
GEL21.03
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
GEL2.08
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
GEL1.03
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.81
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
GEL10.63
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
GEL19.92
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
GEL6.29
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
GEL7.79
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
GEL1.64
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
GEL2.14
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.90
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GEL2.27
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
GEL0.95
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Georgia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
GEL13.06
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
GEL33.18
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
GEL48,854.21
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
GEL14.63
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
Georgia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
GEL48.72
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
GEL1,373.92
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
GEL960.44
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
GEL153.69
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 16.5% more for childcare
Georgia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
GEL423.20
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
GEL7,788.21
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
GEL3.66
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
GEL6.18
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
GEL8.03
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
GEL123.10
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
GEL15.68
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 41.7% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
GEL206.16
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
GEL163.44
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
GEL332.38
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
GEL343.32
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
|
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