Cost of living comparison
Oman is 37.8% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Oman instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
|
pay 15.3% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
|
pay 86.7% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Oman
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
|
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