Mauritius vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 66.3% cheaper than Guam overall.

Restaurants
pay 60.8% less in Mauritius
Groceries
pay 68.3% less in Mauritius
Housing
pay 79.8% less in Mauritius
Childcare
pay 77.1% less in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.8% less in Mauritius

Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Mauritius.

Mauritius vs. Guam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Guam, you would:

pay 60.8% less for restaurants

 
Guam
Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$5.25
MUR246.69
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.00
 
$6.62
MUR311.46
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.00
 
$1.08
MUR50.78

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pay 68.3% less for groceries

 
Guam
Mauritius
Bread
1 loaf
$6.75
 
$0.66
MUR31.04
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $3.72
MUR174.89
Milk (1 gallon) $12.82
 
$5.62
MUR264.10

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pay about the same for transportation

 
Guam
Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.30
 
$5.30
MUR249.48
Monthly public transit pass ?? $36.92
MUR1,736.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $30,988.90
MUR1M

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pay 79.8% less for housing

 
Guam
Mauritius
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$86.25
 
$27.62
MUR1,298.78
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,850.00
 
$525.47
MUR24,712.96
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,000.00
 
$355.58
MUR16,723.02

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pay 77.1% less for childcare

 
Guam
Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $560.00
 
$128.23
MUR6,030.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $7,069.69
MUR332K

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pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Guam
Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
 
$2.53
MUR119.07
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$2.72
MUR128.15
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.25
 
$6.37
MUR299.61

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Guam
Mauritius
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $58.05
MUR2,729.90
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $51.34
MUR2,414.54
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $98.50
MUR4,632.47

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