Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 12.6% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Malaysia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
$2.36
MYR11.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
$5.71
MYR27.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
$18.01
MYR85.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
$34,228.03
MYR162,240.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
$5.07
MYR24.03
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
$26.77
MYR126.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
$326.71
MYR1,548.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
$217.05
MYR1,028.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
$34.40
MYR163.07
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
$144.81
MYR686.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
$6,108.87
MYR28,956.03
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
$3.43
MYR16.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
$2.46
MYR11.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
$32.59
MYR154.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
$3.62
MYR17.17
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Malaysia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
$47.09
MYR223.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
$24.30
MYR115.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
$62.25
MYR295.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
$56.25
MYR266.61
|
|
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