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Quatre Bornes vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Quatre Bornes is 5.7% cheaper than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.2% less in Quatre Bornes
Groceries: pay 10.4% less in Quatre Bornes
Transportation: pay 11.6% less in Quatre Bornes
Housing: pay 12.7% less in Quatre Bornes
Childcare: pay 2.1% less in Quatre Bornes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.9% less in Quatre Bornes
Clothing: pay 27.3% more in Quatre Bornes

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Quatre Bornes.

Quatre Bornes vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quatre Bornes instead of Mauritius, you would:

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pay 28.2% less for restaurants

	Mauritius	Quatre Bornes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 MUR296.79	$3.82 MUR176.11	-40.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 MUR291.10	$5.46 MUR251.58	-13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MUR42.92	$0.76 MUR35.22	-17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.50	$0.33 MUR15.10	-40.8%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 10.4% less for groceries

	Mauritius	Quatre Bornes
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MUR31.01	$0.54 MUR24.66	-20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 MUR201.06	$1.53 MUR70.44	-65.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MUR243.78	$4.96 MUR228.56	-6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MUR100.63	$2.07 MUR95.27	-5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 MUR103.63	$1.78 MUR82.16	-20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MUR39.11	$0.79 MUR36.52	-6.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 MUR35.65	$0.79 MUR36.52	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR30.78	$0.66 MUR30.58	-0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 MUR51.87	$1.21 MUR55.69	+7.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.11	$0.45 MUR20.54	-2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.60	$0.46 MUR21.30	+3.4%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 11.6% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Quatre Bornes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34 MUR246.20	$5.38 MUR247.92	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.03 MUR1,521.70	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,846.82 MUR1,421,113.04	$19,659.24 MUR905,701.26	-36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.37 MUR1,399.14	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+0.7%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 12.7% less for housing

	Mauritius	Quatre Bornes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MUR1,424.91	$31.60 MUR1,455.83	+2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.11 MUR20,736.52	$349.50 MUR16,101.36	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.67 MUR15,095.90	$262.12 MUR12,076.02	-20.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.19 MUR1,713.37	$33.30 MUR1,534.29	-10.5%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 2.1% less for childcare

	Mauritius	Quatre Bornes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MUR6,632.32	$124.51 MUR5,736.11	-13.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,397.02 MUR202,570.90	$4,805.59 MUR221,393.64	+9.3%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Quatre Bornes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MUR94.62	$2.18 MUR100.63	+6.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MUR111.34	$2.51 MUR115.73	+3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 MUR281.10	$6.12 MUR281.77	+0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.41 MUR1,723.70	$29.49 MUR1,358.55	-21.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 MUR273.30	$6.01 MUR276.74	+1.3%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 27.3% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Quatre Bornes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 MUR2,315.13	$73.72 MUR3,396.38	+46.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.89 MUR1,883.90	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	+20.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.17 MUR3,877.60	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	+26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.89 MUR3,081.47	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	+15.9%
Average			+27.3%

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