Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 41.5% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,506
|
$6.15
Rs286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$5.13
Rs238
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr748
|
$4.59
Rs213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$5.18
Rs240
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,876
|
$22.36
Rs1,038
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,247,948
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,368
|
$22.87
Rs1,062
|
|
pay 62.9% less for housing
Iceland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
$29.29
Rs1,359
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
$365.81
Rs16,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
$278.44
Rs12,922
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
$36.42
Rs1,690
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,443
|
$160.03
Rs7,427
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
$3,850.61
Rs178,707
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$1.89
Rs88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$2.28
Rs106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
$5.40
Rs251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,996
|
$34.56
Rs1,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$6.83
Rs317
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
$48.65
Rs2,258
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
$35.93
Rs1,668
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
$74.54
Rs3,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,619
|
$66.44
Rs3,083
|
|
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