Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 2.5% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 12.4% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$4.80
$10.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$7.15
$16.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$1.11
$2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$0.80
$1.81
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
$5.01
$11.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$4.16
$9.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$2.20
$4.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$2.09
$4.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$1.03
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.82
$1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$1.08
$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$0.85
$1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.58
$1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$4.68
$10.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
$34.97
$79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
$17,383.55
$39,330.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
$4.38
$9.92
|
|
pay 9.2% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
$29.00
$65.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
$491.27
$1,111.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
$292.67
$662.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
$35.85
$81.12
|
|
pay 46.1% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
$183.21
$414.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
$6,847.61
$15,492.71
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$2.37
$5.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$2.49
$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$8.22
$18.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
$17.78
$40.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$3.93
$8.89
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
$18.44
$41.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
$25.92
$58.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
$55.34
$125.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
$60.86
$137.69
|
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