Cost of living comparison
Italy is 77.9% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Italy instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$15.74
€14.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 37.9% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs237
|
$7.20
€6.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$4.88
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$4.47
€4.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$8.02
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,035
|
$38.40
€35.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,244,933
|
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,059
|
$18.65
€17.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,356
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,936
|
$608.10
€560.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,891
|
$488.80
€450.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,686
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,409
|
$459.30
€422.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,275
|
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
|
pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$4.83
€4.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,600
|
$51.79
€47.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs316
|
$9.32
€8.58
|
|
pay 40.0% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,253
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,664
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,451
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,076
|
$114.84
€105.76
|
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