Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 21.9% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.4% more in Japan
Groceries: pay 53.3% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in Japan
Housing: pay 24.3% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 23.0% less in Japan

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Japan are more expensive than in Mauritius. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Japan. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Japan.

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Japan vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Mauritius, you would:

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pay 5.4% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.25 MUR247.74	$6.75 ¥1,066	+28.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MUR312.79	$5.10 ¥805	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MUR50.99	$1.13 ¥179	+5.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MUR27.70	$0.76 ¥120	+29.1%
Average			+5.4%

Mauritius vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.3% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 MUR31.17	$1.53 ¥241	+131.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 MUR175.63	$5.55 ¥877	+49.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 MUR265.22	$5.56 ¥879	-0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 MUR110.44	$2.01 ¥318	-14.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 MUR126.31	$2.85 ¥450	+6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 MUR50.56	$2.16 ¥342	+102.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 MUR47.98	$1.08 ¥171	+6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 MUR36.96	$1.54 ¥243	+96.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 MUR65.61	$1.92 ¥303	+38.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$1.10 ¥174	+147.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$1.08 ¥170	+142.0%
Average			+53.3%

Mauritius vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.30 MUR250.54	$4.11 ¥649	-22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.92 MUR1,743.87	$63.20 ¥9,986	+71.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,988.90 MUR1M	$21,047.50 ¥3M	-32.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.10 MUR1,327.33	$24.65 ¥3,895	-12.3%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 24.3% more for housing

	Mauritius	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.62 MUR1,304.30	$33.54 ¥5,300	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$525.47 MUR24,818.05	$546.58 ¥86,367	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.58 MUR16,794.14	$360.78 ¥57,008	+1.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.75 MUR1,546.68	$113.26 ¥17,897	+245.9%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Mauritius	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.23 MUR6,056.49	$417.01 ¥65,893	+225.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,069.69 MUR334K	$11,300.14 ¥2M	+59.8%
Average			+128.0%

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pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 MUR119.58	$2.57 ¥406	+1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 MUR128.69	$3.06 ¥483	+12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.37 MUR300.89	$3.83 ¥605	-39.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.08 MUR1,562.23	$53.31 ¥8,424	+61.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 MUR282.34	$11.73 ¥1,853	+96.2%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 23.0% less for clothing

	Mauritius	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.05 MUR2,741.51	$46.32 ¥7,320	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.34 MUR2,424.81	$31.33 ¥4,950	-39.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.50 MUR4,652.17	$59.45 ¥9,394	-39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.59 MUR3,192.48	$81.04 ¥12,805	+19.9%
Average			-23.0%

Mauritius vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

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