Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.2 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.03
Rs207
|
$15.00
kr1,574
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.87
Rs167
|
$12.33
kr1,294
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
Rs31
|
$2.20
kr231
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
Rs20
|
$2.00
kr210
|
|
pay 93.6% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Rs24
|
$3.14
kr330
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Rs151
|
$5.86
kr615
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
Rs148
|
$5.16
kr542
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
Rs65
|
$5.51
kr578
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
Rs77
|
$7.10
kr745
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rs35
|
$1.19
kr125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
Rs28
|
$1.08
kr114
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rs31
|
$1.13
kr119
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs45
|
$1.70
kr179
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs17
|
$1.01
kr106
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs19
|
$0.66
kr69
|
|
pay 91.2% more for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.56
Rs156
|
$7.21
kr757
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.12
Rs723
|
$85.09
kr8,930
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,603.23
Rs945,413
|
$27,857.83
kr2,923,679
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.76
Rs711
|
$21.37
kr2,242
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.45
Rs1,043
|
$66.89
kr7,020
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$332.26
Rs11,380
|
$1,349.42
kr141,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$227.17
Rs7,781
|
$1,143.63
kr120,024
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.47
Rs1,283
|
$70.86
kr7,437
|
|
pay 34.8% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.95
Rs5,136
|
$277.52
kr29,126
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.48
Rs114,275
|
$2,822.44
kr296,215
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
Rs64
|
$7.85
kr824
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
Rs73
|
$4.10
kr430
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.37
Rs184
|
$11.37
kr1,194
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.70
Rs1,428
|
$63.31
kr6,644
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
Rs223
|
$11.69
kr1,227
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.74
Rs1,601
|
$117.41
kr12,322
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.16
Rs1,273
|
$55.13
kr5,786
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.34
Rs2,443
|
$156.49
kr16,424
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.31
Rs2,579
|
$191.54
kr20,102
|
|
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