Cost of living comparison
Mississippi is 2.7 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Mississippi instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.98
|
$15.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.63
|
$9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.56
|
$1.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.34
|
$1.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.90
|
$2.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.95
|
$5.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR226.31
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.40
|
$3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.61
|
$4.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.08
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.39
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.29
|
$1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.48
|
$2.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.69
|
$1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.70
|
$1.01
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.59
|
$2.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,360.28
|
$36.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,390,634.99
|
$37,721.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR880.45
|
$13.83
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,363.29
|
$66.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,700.56
|
$1,083.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,616.44
|
$973.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,419.35
|
$117.71
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,036.73
|
$1,753.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,493.02
|
$11,930.57
|
|
pay 76.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.36
|
$4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.51
|
$5.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR264.50
|
$8.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,671.77
|
$36.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR249.33
|
$10.71
|
|
pay 31.6% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Mississippi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,020.35
|
$43.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,639.34
|
$40.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,435.79
|
$101.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,839.09
|
$109.52
|
|
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