Cost of living comparison
India is 52.1% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in India instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$2.24
₹186.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$3.92
₹326.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$0.41
₹34.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 52.2% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$0.45
₹37.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
$2.51
₹208.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$2.48
₹206.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$0.92
₹76.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$1.36
₹113.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$0.83
₹69.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.28
₹23.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$0.44
₹36.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.16
₹13.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 52.4% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$4.78
₹398.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
$8.38
₹698.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,642.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
$2.70
₹224.94
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
Mauritius
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
$8.43
₹703.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
$126.14
₹10,520.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
$85.52
₹7,132.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
$26.13
₹2,179.14
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
$47.60
₹3,970.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
$1,206.46
₹100,621.42
|
|
pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$1.88
₹157.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$1.40
₹116.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$3.85
₹320.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
$17.05
₹1,422.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$2.94
₹244.97
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
$25.43
₹2,120.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
$26.83
₹2,237.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
$41.28
₹3,442.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
$30.75
₹2,564.57
|
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