Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 1.7% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.87
KWD2.410
|
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.84
KWD2.100
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
KWD0.160
|
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
KWD0.110
|
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
Kuwait
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
KWD0.270
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
KWD0.690
|
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
KWD1.680
|
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.25
KWD0.690
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
KWD0.790
|
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
KWD0.300
|
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
KWD0.240
|
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
KWD0.220
|
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
KWD0.150
|
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
KWD0.110
|
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
|
pay 84.3% more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.21
KWD0.370
|
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.40
KWD14.530
|
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,976.19
KWD6,431.950
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.95
KWD8.570
|
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
|
pay 28.3% less for housing
Kuwait
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
KWD8.470
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$773.68
KWD237.230
|
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$650.71
KWD199.530
|
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.06
KWD11.670
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
|
pay 44.6% less for childcare
Kuwait
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$347.73
KWD106.630
|
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,860.53
KWD1,797.020
|
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
KWD0.600
|
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
KWD1.550
|
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.14
KWD0.960
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.69
KWD33.020
|
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.80
KWD3.310
|
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
|
pay 17.7% less for clothing
Kuwait
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.49
KWD13.030
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
KWD15.530
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.68
KWD27.810
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.84
KWD26.010
|
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
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