Cost of living comparison
Libya is 45.9% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Libya instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 49.7% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$3.94
LYD18.900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$3.22
LYD15.430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$0.49
LYD2.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$0.17
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs237
|
$2.83
LYD13.570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$3.47
LYD16.610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$1.31
LYD6.300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$1.46
LYD7.000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$0.73
LYD3.520
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.49
LYD2.360
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$0.37
LYD1.750
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
pay 50.7% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,035
|
$21.37
LYD102.430
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,244,933
|
$17,497.81
LYD83,861.290
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,059
|
$7.82
LYD37.460
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,356
|
$32.87
LYD157.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,936
|
$163.31
LYD782.710
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,891
|
$92.59
LYD443.770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,686
|
$29.37
LYD140.770
|
|
pay 68.4% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,409
|
$59.72
LYD286.230
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,275
|
$998.54
LYD4,785.680
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$0.82
LYD3.950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$0.59
LYD2.810
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$2.52
LYD12.080
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,600
|
$19.79
LYD94.830
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs316
|
$5.42
LYD26.000
|
|
pay 27.5% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,253
|
$27.92
LYD133.840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,664
|
$30.65
LYD146.920
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,451
|
$42.32
LYD202.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,076
|
$60.04
LYD287.740
|
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