Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 33.5% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
$47.48
SAR178.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,560.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 66.4% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 69.3% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,280.47
|
|
pay 78.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
$98.93
SAR371.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
$92.30
SAR346.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
|
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