Cost of living comparison
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Italy vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary
Italy is 64.5% more expensive than Mauritius overall.
Italy vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Italy instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
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Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.25
MUR247.74
|
$18.81
€16.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
MUR312.79
|
$11.59
€10.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR50.99
|
$2.95
€2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MUR27.70
|
$1.38
€1.23
|
|
Mauritius vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants
pay 59.0% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
MUR31.17
|
$2.19
€1.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
MUR175.63
|
$8.58
€7.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
MUR265.22
|
$5.84
€5.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
MUR110.44
|
$4.02
€3.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
MUR126.31
|
$5.65
€5.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MUR50.56
|
$1.15
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
MUR47.98
|
$0.96
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
MUR36.96
|
$1.19
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MUR65.61
|
$1.45
€1.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
MUR20.99
|
$0.86
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MUR20.99
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
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Mauritius vs. Italy - Cost of groceries
pay 19.0% more for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
MUR250.54
|
$7.75
€6.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.92
MUR1,743.87
|
$43.51
€38.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,988.90
MUR1M
|
$34,598.57
€30,793.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.10
MUR1,327.33
|
$20.27
€18.04
|
|
Mauritius vs. Italy - Cost of transportation
pay 74.4% more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.62
MUR1,304.30
|
$30.01
€26.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.47
MUR24,818.05
|
$723.52
€643.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.58
MUR16,794.14
|
$562.80
€500.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.75
MUR1,546.68
|
$162.38
€144.52
|
|
Mauritius vs. Italy - Cost of housing
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.23
MUR6,056.49
|
$542.33
€482.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,069.69
MUR334K
|
$10,535.75
€9,377.19
|
|
Mauritius vs. Italy - Cost of childcare
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.53
MUR119.58
|
$5.64
€5.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
MUR128.69
|
$1.96
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.37
MUR300.89
|
$6.73
€5.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.08
MUR1,562.23
|
$55.93
€49.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
MUR282.34
|
$10.26
€9.13
|
|
Mauritius vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 20.7% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.05
MUR2,741.51
|
$86.42
€76.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.34
MUR2,424.81
|
$38.24
€34.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.50
MUR4,652.17
|
$99.86
€88.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.59
MUR3,192.48
|
$127.82
€113.76
|
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Mauritius vs. Italy - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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