Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 34.7% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.3% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 3.1% more in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 23.3% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 41.6% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.0% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Lebanon

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

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Lebanon vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.3% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.25 MUR247.74	$8.50 LBP761K	+62.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MUR312.79	$9.50 LBP851K	+43.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MUR50.99	$1.91 LBP171K	+77.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MUR27.70	$0.87 LBP78,113	+48.7%
Average			+55.3%

Mauritius vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 MUR31.17	$0.85 LBP75,881	+28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 MUR175.63	$5.54 LBP496K	+48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 MUR265.22	$6.12 LBP548K	+9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 MUR110.44	$2.38 LBP214K	+2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 MUR126.31	$3.88 LBP347K	+45.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 MUR50.56	$1.39 LBP124K	+29.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 MUR47.98	$0.76 LBP68,245	-25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 MUR36.96	$0.75 LBP66,945	-4.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 MUR65.61	$0.45 LBP40,622	-67.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$0.42 LBP37,271	-6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$0.71 LBP63,835	+60.4%
Average			+3.1%

Mauritius vs. Lebanon - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.3% more for transportation

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.30 MUR250.54	$4.04 LBP362K	-23.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.92 MUR1,743.87	$77.50 LBP7M	+109.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,988.90 MUR1M	$53,500.00 LBP5B	+72.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.10 MUR1,327.33	$18.00 LBP2M	-36.0%
Average			+23.3%

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pay 41.6% more for housing

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.62 MUR1,304.30	$30.24 LBP3M	+9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$525.47 MUR24,818.05	$671.90 LBP60M	+27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.58 MUR16,794.14	$348.30 LBP31M	-2.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.75 MUR1,546.68	$177.50 LBP16M	+442.0%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.23 MUR6,056.49	$681.75 LBP61M	+431.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,069.69 MUR334K	$7,021.88 LBP629M	-0.7%
Average			+129.8%

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pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 MUR119.58	$5.00 LBP448K	+97.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 MUR128.69	$4.27 LBP382K	+56.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.37 MUR300.89	$3.00 LBP269K	-52.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.08 MUR1,562.23	$62.50 LBP6M	+89.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 MUR282.34	$10.00 LBP896K	+67.3%
Average			+55.0%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.05 MUR2,741.51	$67.62 LBP6M	+16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.34 MUR2,424.81	$49.29 LBP4M	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.50 MUR4,652.17	$138.89 LBP12M	+41.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.59 MUR3,192.48	$120.00 LBP11M	+77.5%
Average			+29.4%

Mauritius vs. Lebanon - Cost of clothing

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