Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 13.9% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
|
pay 29.2% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
|
pay 18.8% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
|
pay 10.9% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
|
pay 18.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Madagascar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
|
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