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Beau Bassin vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Beau Bassin is 2.7% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3% more in Beau Bassin
Groceries: pay 9.9% more in Beau Bassin
Transportation: pay 16.7% more in Beau Bassin
Housing: pay 7.9% more in Beau Bassin
Childcare: pay 10.3% more in Beau Bassin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Beau Bassin
Clothing: pay 26.7% less in Beau Bassin

The cost of transportation, childcare, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Beau Bassin are more expensive than in Mauritius. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Beau Bassin.

Beau Bassin vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beau Bassin instead of Mauritius, you would:

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pay 2.3% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Beau Bassin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 MUR296.79	$7.15 MUR329.22	+10.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 MUR291.10	$5.50 MUR253.24	-13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MUR42.92	$0.99 MUR45.58	+6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.50	$0.58 MUR26.77	+5.0%
Average			+2.3%

Mauritius vs. Beau Bassin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.9% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Beau Bassin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MUR31.01	$0.75 MUR34.69	+11.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 MUR201.06	$6.38 MUR293.92	+46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MUR243.78	$5.10 MUR234.86	-3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MUR100.63	$2.21 MUR101.80	+1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 MUR103.63	$2.37 MUR109.21	+5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MUR39.11	$0.92 MUR42.27	+8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 MUR35.65	$0.90 MUR41.35	+16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR30.78	$0.67 MUR30.78
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 MUR51.87	$1.22 MUR56.06	+8.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.11	$0.47 MUR21.44	+1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.60	$0.47 MUR21.44	+4.1%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 16.7% more for transportation

	Mauritius	Beau Bassin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34 MUR246.20	$5.42 MUR249.55	+1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.03 MUR1,521.70	$57.36 MUR2,642.54	+73.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,846.82 MUR1,421,113.04	$34,080.91 MUR1,570,107.70	+10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.37 MUR1,399.14	$24.63 MUR1,134.53	-18.9%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 7.9% more for housing

	Mauritius	Beau Bassin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MUR1,424.91	$32.98 MUR1,519.46	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.11 MUR20,736.52	$491.06 MUR22,623.06	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.67 MUR15,095.90	$410.44 MUR18,908.82	+25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.19 MUR1,713.37	$33.73 MUR1,554.03	-9.3%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 10.3% more for childcare

	Mauritius	Beau Bassin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MUR6,632.32	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	+10.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,397.02 MUR202,570.90	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	+10.0%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Beau Bassin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MUR94.62	$2.20 MUR101.30	+7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MUR111.34	$2.42 MUR111.43	+0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 MUR281.10	$6.60 MUR303.89	+8.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.41 MUR1,723.70	$28.58 MUR1,316.86	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 MUR273.30	$6.05 MUR278.57	+1.9%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 26.7% less for clothing

	Mauritius	Beau Bassin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 MUR2,315.13	$36.65 MUR1,688.29	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.89 MUR1,883.90	$27.12 MUR1,249.33	-33.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.17 MUR3,877.60	$69.63 MUR3,207.75	-17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.89 MUR3,081.47	$47.64 MUR2,194.77	-28.8%
Average			-26.7%

Mauritius vs. Beau Bassin - Cost of clothing

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