Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 16.7% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 18.6% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
$6.57
KZT2,910.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
$4.88
KZT2,164.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
$0.61
KZT268.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
$0.41
KZT179.84
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
$0.35
KZT154.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
$3.81
KZT1,688.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
$3.56
KZT1,577.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
$1.25
KZT554.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
$1.82
KZT806.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
$0.59
KZT260.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
$0.76
KZT336.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
$0.77
KZT339.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
$0.81
KZT359.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
$0.23
KZT103.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
$0.20
KZT87.62
|
|
pay 55.2% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
$1.59
KZT706.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
$13.54
KZT5,999.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,813,757.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
$5.07
KZT2,245.93
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
$11.61
KZT5,146.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
$314.90
KZT139,570.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
$194.88
KZT86,375.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
$38.12
KZT16,895.70
|
|
pay 32.9% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
$144.70
KZT64,133.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,991,390.24
|
|
pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
$1.00
KZT442.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
$1.62
KZT717.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
$1.45
KZT641.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
$31.75
KZT14,074.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
$4.24
KZT1,880.47
|
|
pay 21.7% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
$68.63
KZT30,416.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
$35.72
KZT15,833.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
$74.53
KZT33,035.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
$82.79
KZT36,694.63
|
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