Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 38.2% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 53.9% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
|
pay 23.5% less for housing
Liberia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Liberia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
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