Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 89.5% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 57.5% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 70.4% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 60.6% more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 17.0% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
|
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