Cost of living comparison
Mali is 69.7% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Mali instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs287
|
$8.00
CFA4,922
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs223
|
$4.83
CFA2,973
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$0.89
CFA547
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$0.57
CFA352
|
|
pay 17.1% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$0.87
CFA534
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs239
|
$7.81
CFA4,807
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs214
|
$8.20
CFA5,046
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs89
|
$1.90
CFA1,167
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs120
|
$3.43
CFA2,112
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.48
CFA293
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs40
|
$1.07
CFA656
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs59
|
$1.27
CFA781
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.46
CFA284
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs27
|
$0.61
CFA373
|
|
pay 40.2% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs242
|
$4.89
CFA3,008
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,044
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,255,455
|
$50,000.00
CFA30,760,001
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,068
|
?? | |
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,368
|
$35.94
CFA22,111
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs17,079
|
$1,000.00
CFA615,200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs13,000
|
$538.39
CFA331,218
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,700
|
$204.36
CFA125,723
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,472
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs179,782
|
$12,000.00
CFA7,382,400
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs88
|
$2.00
CFA1,230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs107
|
$2.01
CFA1,240
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs252
|
$1.50
CFA923
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,614
|
$69.94
CFA43,028
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs319
|
$6.00
CFA3,691
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,272
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,678
|
$25.00
CFA15,380
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,480
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,102
|
$125.00
CFA76,900
|
|
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