Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 14.4% cheaper than Jamaica.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 8.3% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Mauritius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,017.08
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD897.85
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.40
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.19
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Jamaica
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.87
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,089.99
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,823.36
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.82
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.95
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD484.68
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.42
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD238.15
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.24
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.77
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.39
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD782.63
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,843.42
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,050,457.94
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,758.30
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Jamaica
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,910.41
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,990.19
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,924.66
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,420.85
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 10.9% less for childcare
Jamaica
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,203.08
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD587,159.35
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD342.14
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD504.42
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.75
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,664.94
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,384.09
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 33.1% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,590.44
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,032.55
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD9,011.29
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,687.41
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
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