Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 43.6% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Israel, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪66.52
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.28
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.10
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
Israel
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.52
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.59
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.39
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.00
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.75
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.90
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪2.99
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.13
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.01
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Israel
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.08
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪211.28
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪59.50
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 49.5% less for housing
Israel
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 68.4% less for childcare
Israel
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.10
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪12.94
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪236.82
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.20
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 38.7% less for clothing
Israel
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪462.46
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
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