Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 10.8% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 7.7% more in Albania
Transportation: pay 0.4% less in Albania
Housing: pay 7.8% more in Albania
Childcare: pay 3.0% more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% more in Albania
Clothing: pay 12.9% more in Albania

The cost of restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and childcare in Albania are more expensive than in Mauritius.

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Albania vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Mauritius, you would:

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pay 54.6% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.25 MUR247.74	$9.26 ALL752	+76.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MUR312.79	$8.38 ALL680	+26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MUR50.99	$1.93 ALL157	+78.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MUR27.70	$0.87 ALL71	+48.1%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 MUR31.17	$1.04 ALL84	+57.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 MUR175.63	$5.44 ALL442	+46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 MUR265.22	$7.68 ALL624	+36.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 MUR110.44	$3.12 ALL254	+33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 MUR126.31	$3.48 ALL283	+30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 MUR50.56	$0.72 ALL58	-32.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 MUR47.98	$1.06 ALL86	+4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 MUR36.96	$0.76 ALL61	-3.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 MUR65.61	$0.70 ALL57	-49.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$0.46 ALL37	+3.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$0.52 ALL42	+17.5%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 0.4% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.30 MUR250.54	$8.37 ALL679	+57.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.92 MUR1,743.87	$19.20 ALL1,559	-48.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,988.90 MUR1M	$30,477.94 ALL2M	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.10 MUR1,327.33	$29.52 ALL2,397	+5.0%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 7.8% more for housing

	Mauritius	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.62 MUR1,304.30	$16.78 ALL1,363	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$525.47 MUR24,818.05	$559.99 ALL45,481	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.58 MUR16,794.14	$345.46 ALL28,057	-2.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.75 MUR1,546.68	$58.30 ALL4,735	+78.0%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 3.0% more for childcare

	Mauritius	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.23 MUR6,056.49	$196.72 ALL15,977	+53.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,069.69 MUR334K	$4,891.77 ALL397K	-30.8%
Average			+3.0%

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pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 MUR119.58	$2.71 ALL220	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 MUR128.69	$1.97 ALL160	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.37 MUR300.89	$4.42 ALL359	-30.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.08 MUR1,562.23	$53.63 ALL4,356	+62.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 MUR282.34	$8.11 ALL659	+35.7%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.05 MUR2,741.51	$56.21 ALL4,566	-3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.34 MUR2,424.81	$43.02 ALL3,494	-16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.50 MUR4,652.17	$100.53 ALL8,165	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.59 MUR3,192.48	$132.41 ALL10,754	+95.9%
Average			+12.9%

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