Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 44.0% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$12.50
$2,416.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$1.50
$289.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$2.67
$515.47
|
|
pay 96.1% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$1.36
$263.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
$10.00
$1,933.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$6.37
$1,231.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$5.33
$1,030.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$4.48
$865.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$0.91
$175.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$1.25
$242.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$1.81
$350.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$2.36
$456.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$1.04
$201.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$1.82
$351.33
|
|
pay 48.8% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$3.94
$760.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
$5,069.87
$980,006.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
$13.44
$2,598.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
$49.87
$9,640.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
$680.33
$131,508.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
$158.33
$30,605.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
$209.64
$40,523.64
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
$132.44
$25,600.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
$1,227.33
$237,243.24
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$2.50
$483.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$3.67
$708.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$6.87
$1,328.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
$66.50
$12,854.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$9.87
$1,908.81
|
|
pay 45.8% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
$11.22
$2,168.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
$26.58
$5,138.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
$48.33
$9,342.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
$36.50
$7,055.42
|
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