Cost of living comparison

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Grand Bay vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Grand Bay is 47.8% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 60.9% less in Grand Bay
Groceries: pay 26.3% less in Grand Bay
Transportation: pay 10.9% less in Grand Bay
Housing: pay 70.6% less in Grand Bay
Childcare: pay 83.0% less in Grand Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.1% less in Grand Bay
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in Grand Bay

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Grand Bay.

Grand Bay vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Grand Bay instead of London, you would:

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pay 60.9% less for restaurants

	London	Grand Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$8.85 MUR407.57	-66.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$6.83 MUR314.48	-38.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$0.98 MUR45.29	-68.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$0.58 MUR26.60	-70.0%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 26.3% less for groceries

	London	Grand Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$0.74 MUR34.22	-65.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$10.65 MUR490.59	+92.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$4.80 MUR220.94	-27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$2.37 MUR109.09	-52.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$2.63 MUR120.96	-33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$0.83 MUR38.04	-45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.89 MUR41.08	+6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.66 MUR30.58	-53.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.21 MUR55.69	-26.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.46 MUR21.30	-39.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.46 MUR21.30	-44.4%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

	London	Grand Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$5.38 MUR247.92	-24.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$36,041.94 MUR1,660,452.31	-4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	-3.7%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 70.6% less for housing

	London	Grand Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$26.98 MUR1,242.82	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$618.90 MUR28,512.82	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$458.72 MUR21,133.03	-80.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$38.42 MUR1,769.97	-85.0%
Average			-70.6%

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

	London	Grand Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$158.37 MUR7,295.93	-93.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$7,863.70 MUR362,280.50	-72.4%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Grand Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$2.18 MUR100.63	-74.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$2.59 MUR119.50	-50.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$6.55 MUR301.90	-71.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$65.53 MUR3,019.00	+0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$6.01 MUR276.74	-70.0%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	London	Grand Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$61.89 MUR2,851.28	-46.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	-5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	-15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	-51.8%
Average			-29.9%

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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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