Cost of living comparison
Japan is 67.7% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Japan instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 14.9% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs287
|
$6.87
¥1,062
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs223
|
$5.20
¥803
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$1.13
¥175
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$0.90
¥139
|
|
pay 80.4% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$1.58
¥245
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs239
|
$6.69
¥1,035
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs214
|
$5.53
¥854
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs89
|
$1.87
¥289
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs120
|
$3.14
¥486
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$2.55
¥394
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$1.34
¥208
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs40
|
$2.07
¥320
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs59
|
$2.14
¥331
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$1.37
¥212
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs27
|
$0.98
¥151
|
|
pay 57.4% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs242
|
$4.79
¥740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,044
|
$77.51
¥11,985
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,255,455
|
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,068
|
$26.34
¥4,073
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,368
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs17,079
|
$586.71
¥90,719
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs13,000
|
$401.57
¥62,092
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,700
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,472
|
$343.45
¥53,106
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs179,782
|
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
|
pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs88
|
$3.03
¥469
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs107
|
$3.16
¥489
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs252
|
$4.29
¥663
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,614
|
$61.62
¥9,529
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs319
|
$13.07
¥2,021
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,272
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,678
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,480
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,102
|
$90.53
¥13,999
|
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