Cost of living comparison
Russia is 8.7% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Russia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs286
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,038
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,247,948
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,062
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,359
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,977
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,922
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,690
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 29.8% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,427
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,707
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs88
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs251
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,604
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,258
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,668
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,460
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,083
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
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