Cost of living comparison
Jamaica is 33.1% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Jamaica instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 9.6% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
$6.50
JMD1,015.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
$5.73
JMD896.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
$1.08
JMD169.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
$0.75
JMD118.02
|
|
pay 95.2% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
$2.24
JMD350.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
$6.96
JMD1,088.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
$11.65
JMD1,820.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
$2.75
JMD430.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
$3.16
JMD494.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
$3.10
JMD483.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
$1.43
JMD223.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
$1.52
JMD237.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
$1.00
JMD157.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
$1.05
JMD163.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
$1.15
JMD180.13
|
|
pay 42.3% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
$5.00
JMD781.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
$50.10
JMD7,831.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
$38,646.23
JMD6,041,594.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
$24.01
JMD3,752.80
|
|
pay 60.0% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
$44.14
JMD6,900.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
$395.95
JMD61,899.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
$357.21
JMD55,842.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
$92.11
JMD14,399.73
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
$212.08
JMD33,154.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
$3,750.38
JMD586,299.18
|
|
pay 32.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
$2.19
JMD341.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
$3.22
JMD503.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
$9.14
JMD1,428.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
$36.18
JMD5,656.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
$8.84
JMD1,382.06
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Jamaica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
$29.32
JMD4,583.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
$25.76
JMD4,026.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
$57.56
JMD8,998.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
$68.26
JMD10,671.75
|
|
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