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Mauritius vs. Jordan Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 23.9% more expensive than Jordan overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.9% more in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 39.1% more in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 53.1% more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 21.9% more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 1.9% less in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% less in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 18.5% more in Mauritius

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, and clothing in Mauritius are more expensive than in Jordan. Expenses including entertainment and sports and childcare are lower in Mauritius.

Mauritius vs. Jordan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.9% more for restaurants

	Jordan	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.58 JOD3.250	$6.44 MUR296.79	+40.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 JOD4.250	$6.32 MUR291.10	+5.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 JOD0.340	$0.93 MUR42.92	+93.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 JOD0.250	$0.55 MUR25.50	+56.4%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 39.1% more for groceries

	Jordan	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 JOD0.360	$0.67 MUR31.01	+33.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 JOD2.250	$4.36 MUR201.06	+37.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.16 JOD3.660	$5.29 MUR243.78	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 JOD1.400	$2.18 MUR100.63	+10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 JOD1.760	$2.25 MUR103.63	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 JOD0.520	$0.85 MUR39.11	+15.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 JOD0.490	$0.77 MUR35.65	+11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 JOD0.380	$0.67 MUR30.78	+24.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 JOD0.230	$1.13 MUR51.87	+253.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 JOD0.270	$0.46 MUR21.11	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 JOD0.240	$0.45 MUR20.60	+31.1%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 53.1% more for transportation

	Jordan	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.09 JOD3.610	$5.34 MUR246.20	+4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.73 JOD22.500	$33.03 MUR1,521.70	+4.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,506.35 JOD17,375.000	$30,846.82 MUR1,421,113.04	+25.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 JOD7.750	$30.37 MUR1,399.14	+177.7%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 21.9% more for housing

	Jordan	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.97 JOD21.950	$30.93 MUR1,424.91	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.86 JOD192.750	$450.11 MUR20,736.52	+65.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$186.86 JOD132.480	$327.67 MUR15,095.90	+75.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.30 JOD56.220	$37.19 MUR1,713.37	-53.1%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 1.9% less for childcare

	Jordan	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.67 JOD126.680	$143.96 MUR6,632.32	-19.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,807.34 JOD2,699.400	$4,397.02 MUR202,570.90	+15.5%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Jordan	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.11 JOD3.620	$2.05 MUR94.62	-59.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 JOD1.840	$2.42 MUR111.34	-6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 JOD2.550	$6.10 MUR281.10	+69.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.35 JOD33.570	$37.41 MUR1,723.70	-21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.58 JOD7.500	$5.93 MUR273.30	-43.9%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 18.5% more for clothing

	Jordan	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.69 JOD26.720	$50.25 MUR2,315.13	+33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.56 JOD25.920	$40.89 MUR1,883.90	+11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.57 JOD47.910	$84.17 MUR3,877.60	+24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.14 JOD45.480	$66.89 MUR3,081.47	+4.3%
Average			+18.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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