Cost of living comparison
Germany is 97.6% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Germany instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs286
|
$12.84
€12.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 31.6% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 71.4% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$8.31
€7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,038
|
$73.47
€68.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,247,948
|
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,062
|
$21.90
€20.55
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,359
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,977
|
$759.74
€712.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,922
|
$577.93
€542.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,690
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,427
|
$325.78
€305.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,707
|
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
|
pay 56.8% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs88
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs251
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,604
|
$34.77
€32.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 41.4% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,258
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,668
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,460
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,083
|
$113.48
€106.47
|
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