Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 20.5% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 8.3% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 33.1% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
|
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