Cost of living comparison
Nigeria is 24.6% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 47.1% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$1.64
₦2,168.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$5.58
₦7,368.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$0.35
₦468.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$0.24
₦311.90
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$1.05
₦1,386.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
$1.55
₦2,042.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$9.26
₦12,231.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$1.87
₦2,466.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$1.68
₦2,223.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$1.57
₦2,080.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.70
₦921.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$0.53
₦694.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$0.71
₦938.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.78
₦1,027.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.60
₦799.31
|
|
pay 43.6% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$1.37
₦1,805.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
$23.20
₦30,659.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
$14,662.06
₦19,375,535.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
$9.37
₦12,383.49
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
$40.44
₦53,439.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
$814.72
₦1,076,635.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
$414.25
₦547,415.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
$15.73
₦20,780.99
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
$82.01
₦108,370.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
$1,992.54
₦2,633,090.68
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$0.75
₦987.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$1.87
₦2,476.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$0.96
₦1,264.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
$24.54
₦32,426.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$5.83
₦7,705.87
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Nigeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
$16.79
₦22,182.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
$22.52
₦29,755.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
$46.88
₦61,956.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
$60.60
₦80,085.77
|
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