Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 36.8% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Mauritius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£14.06
|
$6.15
Rs287
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£7.03
|
$4.77
Rs223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.38
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.47
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Mauritius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.40
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.36
|
$5.13
Rs239
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.20
|
$4.59
Rs214
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.09
|
$1.90
Rs89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.08
|
$2.57
Rs120
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.81
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.73
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.79
|
$0.85
Rs40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.77
|
$1.26
Rs59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$0.57
Rs27
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.23
|
$5.18
Rs242
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£10.04
|
$22.36
Rs1,044
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,988.00
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,255,455
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.98
|
$22.87
Rs1,068
|
|
pay 65.4% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.76
|
$29.29
Rs1,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,431.89
|
$365.81
Rs17,079
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,254.06
|
$278.44
Rs13,000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£68.53
|
$36.42
Rs1,700
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£725.26
|
$160.03
Rs7,472
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,372.58
|
$3,850.61
Rs179,782
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.26
|
$1.89
Rs88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.31
|
$2.28
Rs107
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.41
|
$5.40
Rs252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.65
|
$34.56
Rs1,614
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.54
|
$6.83
Rs319
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Mauritius
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£98.85
|
$48.65
Rs2,272
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.95
|
$35.93
Rs1,678
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£101.82
|
$74.54
Rs3,480
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£75.32
|
$66.44
Rs3,102
|
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