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Maldives vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 39.7% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% more in Maldives
Groceries: pay 65.0% more in Maldives
Transportation: pay 20.6% less in Maldives
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 2.1% less in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.4% more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 2.3% more in Maldives

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Maldives are more expensive than in Mauritius. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Maldives. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Maldives.

Maldives vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maldives instead of Mauritius, you would:

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pay 13.0% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 MUR296.79	$5.56 MVR85.56	-13.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 MUR291.10	$9.80 MVR150.98	+55.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MUR42.92	$1.45 MVR22.29	+55.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.50	$0.31 MVR4.70	-44.9%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 65.0% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MUR31.01	$1.59 MVR24.49	+136.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 MUR201.06	$4.58 MVR70.46	+4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MUR243.78	$6.95 MVR107.00	+31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MUR100.63	$1.67 MVR25.67	-23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 MUR103.63	$2.82 MVR43.37	+25.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MUR39.11	$1.84 MVR28.31	+116.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 MUR35.65	$1.73 MVR26.63	+123.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR30.78	$1.96 MVR30.25	+194.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 MUR51.87	$1.48 MVR22.83	+31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.11	$0.70 MVR10.77	+52.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.60	$0.55 MVR8.45	+22.7%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 20.6% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34 MUR246.20	$3.54 MVR54.53	-33.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.03 MUR1,521.70	$28.91 MVR445.28	-12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,846.82 MUR1,421,113.04	$32,679.74 MVR503,267.97	+5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.37 MUR1,399.14	$17.65 MVR271.76	-41.9%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Mauritius	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MUR1,424.91	$61.82 MVR952.02	+99.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.11 MUR20,736.52	$1,136.53 MVR17,502.54	+152.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.67 MUR15,095.90	$731.21 MVR11,260.62	+123.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.19 MUR1,713.37	$93.30 MVR1,436.78	+150.9%
Average			+131.6%

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pay 2.1% less for childcare

	Mauritius	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MUR6,632.32	$164.38 MVR2,531.44	+14.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,397.02 MUR202,570.90	$3,587.42 MVR55,246.24	-18.4%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 88.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MUR94.62	$4.74 MVR72.97	+130.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MUR111.34	$3.31 MVR50.96	+36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 MUR281.10	$13.07 MVR201.31	+114.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.41 MUR1,723.70	$72.98 MVR1,123.97	+95.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 MUR273.30	$9.80 MVR150.98	+65.3%
Average			+88.4%

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pay 2.3% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 MUR2,315.13	$43.03 MVR662.64	-14.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.89 MUR1,883.90	$56.86 MVR875.69	+39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.17 MUR3,877.60	$90.20 MVR1,389.02	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.89 MUR3,081.47	$51.74 MVR796.84	-22.6%
Average			+2.3%

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