Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 68.5% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
$0.98
PKR274.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
$2.67
PKR744.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
$0.17
PKR47.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
$0.13
PKR35.65
|
|
pay 69.3% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
$0.33
PKR90.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
$2.14
PKR596.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
$1.71
PKR476.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
$0.81
PKR225.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
$0.74
PKR205.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
$0.32
PKR89.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
$0.18
PKR50.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
$0.25
PKR69.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
$0.18
PKR49.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
$0.09
PKR26.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
$0.12
PKR34.76
|
|
pay 70.0% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
$2.55
PKR709.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
$5.51
PKR1,535.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
$10,243.87
PKR2,852,917.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
$1.80
PKR502.22
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
$17.57
PKR4,893.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
$57.96
PKR16,142.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
$36.22
PKR10,088.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
$32.70
PKR9,107.95
|
|
pay 86.1% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
$19.40
PKR5,404.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
$607.98
PKR169,321.35
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Pakistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
$1.69
PKR470.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
$0.92
PKR255.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
$0.85
PKR237.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
$7.61
PKR2,118.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
$2.54
PKR706.06
|
|
pay 66.5% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
$10.53
PKR2,932.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
$13.64
PKR3,798.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
$30.17
PKR8,400.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
$22.47
PKR6,258.96
|
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