Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 18.8% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.6% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 31.1% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 16.0% less in Mexico
Housing: pay 25.5% more in Mexico
Childcare: pay 24.1% more in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% more in Mexico
Clothing: pay 1.0% more in Mexico

The cost of restaurants, groceries, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Mexico are more expensive than in Mauritius.

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Mexico vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.6% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.25 MUR247.74	$10.46 MX$193.35	+99.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MUR312.79	$9.03 MX$166.91	+36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MUR50.99	$1.43 MX$26.47	+32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MUR27.70	$1.04 MX$19.32	+78.2%
Average			+65.6%

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pay 31.1% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 MUR31.17	$2.72 MX$50.21	+311.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 MUR175.63	$4.30 MX$79.55	+15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 MUR265.22	$6.19 MX$114.55	+10.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 MUR110.44	$2.55 MX$47.12	+9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 MUR126.31	$3.66 MX$67.67	+36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 MUR50.56	$1.30 MX$23.98	+21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 MUR47.98	$0.70 MX$12.93	-31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 MUR36.96	$0.94 MX$17.44	+20.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 MUR65.61	$0.84 MX$15.45	-39.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$0.90 MX$16.67	+102.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$0.91 MX$16.80	+104.3%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 16.0% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.30 MUR250.54	$5.55 MX$102.60	+4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.92 MUR1,743.87	$30.03 MX$555.39	-18.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,988.90 MUR1M	$21,794.64 MX$403K	-29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.10 MUR1,327.33	$20.12 MX$372.17	-28.4%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 25.5% more for housing

	Mauritius	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.62 MUR1,304.30	$30.02 MX$555.11	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$525.47 MUR24,818.05	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	+20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.58 MUR16,794.14	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	+24.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.75 MUR1,546.68	$49.08 MX$907.55	+49.9%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 24.1% more for childcare

	Mauritius	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.23 MUR6,056.49	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	+90.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,069.69 MUR334K	$5,712.49 MX$106K	-19.2%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 MUR119.58	$2.63 MX$48.58	+3.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 MUR128.69	$3.45 MX$63.89	+26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.37 MUR300.89	$4.64 MX$85.88	-27.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.08 MUR1,562.23	$39.21 MX$725.11	+18.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 MUR282.34	$5.46 MX$100.90	-8.7%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.05 MUR2,741.51	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	-4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.34 MUR2,424.81	$42.67 MX$789.09	-16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.50 MUR4,652.17	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.59 MUR3,192.48	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	+34.3%
Average			+1.0%

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