Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.2 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$17.84
kr2,439
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$2.32
kr317
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 91.6% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$3.42
kr468
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs237
|
$5.98
kr818
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$5.33
kr728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$5.66
kr774
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$7.09
kr970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 79.2% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$8.03
kr1,099
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,035
|
$77.40
kr10,584
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,244,933
|
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,059
|
$23.97
kr3,277
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,356
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,936
|
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,891
|
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,686
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
|
pay 16.8% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,409
|
$259.34
kr35,465
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,275
|
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$8.52
kr1,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$4.15
kr568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,600
|
$56.90
kr7,781
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs316
|
$12.27
kr1,678
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,253
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,664
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,451
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,076
|
$175.20
kr23,958
|
|
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