Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 7.9% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
Grenada
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
$6.15
Rs285
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Grenada
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$5.13
Rs238
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
$4.59
Rs213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Grenada
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
$5.18
Rs240
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
Grenada
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Grenada
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
Grenada
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
$1.89
Rs87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
$2.28
Rs106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
$6.83
Rs317
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Grenada
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
|
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