China is 27.5% more expensive than Mauritius.

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

pay 36.1% less for restaurants

 
Mauritius
China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.15
Rs285
$3.33
CN¥24.06
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.77
Rs221
$5.25
CN¥37.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.08
Rs50
$0.50
CN¥3.60

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pay 3.1% more for groceries

 
Mauritius
China
Bread
1 loaf
$0.68
Rs32
$1.68
CN¥12.13
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.13
Rs237
$6.22
CN¥44.98
Milk (1 gallon) $4.59
Rs213
$7.41
CN¥53.57

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

 
Mauritius
China
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.18
Rs240
$4.64
CN¥33.54
Monthly public transit pass $22.36
Rs1,035
$21.41
CN¥154.76
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,889.63
Rs1,244,933
$21,385.50
CN¥154,587.20

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pay 11.1% less for housing

 
Mauritius
China
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.29
Rs1,356
$14.28
CN¥103.20
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $365.81
Rs16,936
$401.04
CN¥2,898.98
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $278.44
Rs12,891
$247.64
CN¥1,790.07

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

 
Mauritius
China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $160.03
Rs7,409
$456.56
CN¥3,300.30
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,850.61
Rs178,275
$16,918.49
CN¥122,297.02

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mauritius
China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.89
Rs87
$1.15
CN¥8.29
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.28
Rs106
$3.48
CN¥25.18
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.40
Rs250
$3.40
CN¥24.56

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

 
Mauritius
China
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.65
Rs2,253
$51.26
CN¥370.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.93
Rs1,664
$33.18
CN¥239.83
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.54
Rs3,451
$80.69
CN¥583.29

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