Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 5.4% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 1.6% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
|
pay 5.3% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
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