Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.6 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs237
|
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 67.7% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,035
|
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,244,933
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,059
|
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,356
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,936
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,891
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,686
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,409
|
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,275
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,600
|
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs316
|
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 47.6% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,253
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,664
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,451
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,076
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
|
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