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Lebanon vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 26.8% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.5% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 12.4% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 7.4% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 77.3% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 32.9% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 20.7% more in Lebanon

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Lebanon are more expensive than in Mauritius. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.5% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 MUR299.63	$7.66 LBP685K	+18.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 MUR293.88	$8.00 LBP715K	+26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MUR43.33	$1.63 LBP146K	+74.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.74	$0.76 LBP68,171	+37.8%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 12.4% less for groceries

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MUR31.31	$0.60 LBP53,753	-10.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 MUR202.98	$3.95 LBP353K	-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MUR246.11	$5.56 LBP497K	+5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MUR101.59	$2.33 LBP209K	+6.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 MUR104.62	$3.54 LBP317K	+57.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MUR39.49	$0.68 LBP61,185	-19.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 MUR35.99	$0.46 LBP40,807	-41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR31.08	$0.41 LBP36,397	-39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 MUR52.37	$0.46 LBP41,519	-58.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.31	$0.33 LBP29,418	-28.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.80	$0.45 LBP40,167	+0.5%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 7.4% more for transportation

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34 MUR248.55	$3.44 LBP307K	-35.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.03 MUR1,536.24	$72.50 LBP6M	+119.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,846.82 MUR1M	$28,750.00 LBP3B	-6.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.37 MUR1,412.50	$16.00 LBP1M	-47.3%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 77.3% more for housing

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MUR1,438.52	$37.92 LBP3M	+22.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.11 MUR20,934.57	$571.15 LBP51M	+26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.67 MUR15,240.08	$277.78 LBP25M	-15.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.19 MUR1,729.74	$139.38 LBP12M	+274.8%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 32.9% more for childcare

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MUR6,695.66	$248.75 LBP22M	+72.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,397.02 MUR205K	$4,093.75 LBP366M	-6.9%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MUR95.52	$4.00 LBP358K	+94.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MUR112.40	$2.89 LBP259K	+19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 MUR283.78	$2.52 LBP226K	-58.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.41 MUR1,740.17	$42.92 LBP4M	+14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 MUR275.91	$8.25 LBP738K	+39.1%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 20.7% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 MUR2,337.25	$53.44 LBP5M	+6.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.89 MUR1,901.89	$50.00 LBP4M	+22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.17 MUR3,914.64	$101.94 LBP9M	+21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.89 MUR3,110.90	$88.93 LBP8M	+33.0%
Average			+20.7%

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