Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 2.5% cheaper than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.3% more in Romania
Groceries: pay 13.0% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 20.2% less in Romania
Housing: pay 10.7% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 94.8% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 7.6% less in Romania

The cost of childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Romania are more expensive than in Mauritius. Expenses including transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Romania. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Romania.

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Romania vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Mauritius, you would:

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pay 59.3% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.25 MUR247.74	$9.82 RON46.44	+87.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MUR312.79	$7.22 RON34.13	+8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MUR50.99	$1.87 RON8.86	+73.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MUR27.70	$1.57 RON7.43	+167.8%
Average			+59.3%

Mauritius vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.0% less for groceries

	Mauritius	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 MUR31.17	$1.10 RON5.19	+66.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 MUR175.63	$3.76 RON17.78	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 MUR265.22	$5.36 RON25.36	-4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 MUR110.44	$2.91 RON13.77	+24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 MUR126.31	$2.69 RON12.72	+0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 MUR50.56	$0.51 RON2.42	-52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 MUR47.98	$0.67 RON3.18	-33.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 MUR36.96	$0.65 RON3.08	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 MUR65.61	$0.89 RON4.19	-36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$0.35 RON1.66	-20.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$0.36 RON1.70	-19.1%
Average			-13.0%

Mauritius vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.2% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.30 MUR250.54	$6.55 RON30.98	+23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.92 MUR1,743.87	$23.38 RON110.58	-36.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,988.90 MUR1M	$27,083.66 RON128K	-12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.10 MUR1,327.33	$6.64 RON31.43	-76.4%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 10.7% less for housing

	Mauritius	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.62 MUR1,304.30	$8.56 RON40.50	-69.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$525.47 MUR24,818.05	$371.73 RON1,758.50	-29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.58 MUR16,794.14	$281.26 RON1,330.53	-20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.75 MUR1,546.68	$107.14 RON506.84	+227.2%
Average			-10.7%

Mauritius vs. Romania - Cost of housing

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pay 94.8% more for childcare

	Mauritius	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.23 MUR6,056.49	$482.75 RON2,283.68	+276.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,069.69 MUR334K	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	+0.8%
Average			+94.8%

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pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 MUR119.58	$2.18 RON10.31	-13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 MUR128.69	$2.45 RON11.57	-10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.37 MUR300.89	$5.71 RON27.03	-10.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.08 MUR1,562.23	$38.73 RON183.19	+17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 MUR282.34	$7.13 RON33.75	+19.3%
Average			+2.1%

Mauritius vs. Romania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

	Mauritius	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.05 MUR2,741.51	$62.00 RON293.30	+6.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.34 MUR2,424.81	$35.53 RON168.09	-30.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.50 MUR4,652.17	$77.18 RON365.11	-21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.59 MUR3,192.48	$85.19 RON402.98	+26.0%
Average			-7.6%

Mauritius vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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