Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 59.3% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 10.6% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
|
pay 66.5% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
|
pay 84.9% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
|
pay 55.2% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
|
pay 70.5% more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
|
pay 68.3% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
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