Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 32.9% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 37.0% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 23.0% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
|
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