Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 42.4% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 55.5% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$9.57
€8.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$7.35
€6.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
$4.41
€4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$3.12
€2.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$7.86
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
$38.99
€36.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
$28,824.46
€26,947.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
$10.59
€9.90
|
|
pay 92.7% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
$39.30
€36.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
$706.14
€660.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
$551.18
€515.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
$89.45
€83.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
$353.18
€330.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
$7,965.43
€7,446.76
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$5.56
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
$38.08
€35.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$7.48
€7.00
|
|
pay 16.4% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
$76.28
€71.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
$33.29
€31.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
$69.03
€64.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
$82.02
€76.68
|
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