Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 52.2% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 60.8% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$10.17
L£909,810
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$2.26
L£201,819
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$0.74
L£65,930
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
$5.59
L£500,091
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$2.64
L£236,141
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$0.91
L£81,506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.56
L£50,375
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$0.54
L£48,491
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$0.62
L£55,812
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.53
L£47,841
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.45
L£40,192
|
|
pay 27.3% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$3.67
L£328,111
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
|
pay 59.9% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
|
pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$2.62
L£234,920
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$2.92
L£261,290
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$9.00
L£805,439
|
|
pay 59.9% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
|
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