Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.4 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs286
|
$16.63
€15.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,038
|
$113.76
€106.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,247,948
|
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,062
|
$17.14
€16.09
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,359
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,977
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,922
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,690
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,427
|
$893.73
€838.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,707
|
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs88
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs251
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,604
|
$59.94
€56.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,258
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,668
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,460
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,083
|
$90.50
€84.92
|
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