Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.3 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 44.2% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$7.52
$10.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$6.77
$9.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$1.59
$2.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$1.12
$1.52
|
|
pay 88.8% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$2.08
$2.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
$9.38
$12.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$10.93
$14.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$2.96
$4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$4.13
$5.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$1.77
$2.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$1.23
$1.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$1.77
$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$1.37
$1.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$1.04
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$1.03
$1.41
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$8.83
$12.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
$96.26
$131.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
$112,798.92
$153,699.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
$9.02
$12.30
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
$36.32
$49.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
$3,603.58
$4,910.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
$2,425.90
$3,305.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
$123.15
$167.80
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
$1,261.73
$1,719.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
$27,366.80
$37,290.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$7.52
$10.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$4.69
$6.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$11.28
$15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
$113.03
$154.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$10.90
$14.86
|
|
pay 45.4% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
$74.80
$101.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
$41.62
$56.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
$107.10
$145.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
$111.86
$152.43
|
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