Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

compared to

Slovakia

Slovakia vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Slovakia is 32.5% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.8% more in Slovakia
Groceries: pay 23.2% more in Slovakia
Transportation: pay 9.6% less in Slovakia
Housing: pay 56.2% more in Slovakia
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Slovakia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% more in Slovakia
Clothing: pay 4.6% less in Slovakia

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

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Slovakia vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.8% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Slovakia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.25 MUR247.74	$8.84 €7.87	+68.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MUR312.79	$8.92 €7.94	+34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MUR50.99	$1.86 €1.66	+72.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MUR27.70	$1.41 €1.26	+140.7%
Average			+61.8%

Mauritius vs. Slovakia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.2% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Slovakia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 MUR31.17	$1.40 €1.25	+112.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 MUR175.63	$5.92 €5.27	+59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 MUR265.22	$3.92 €3.49	-30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 MUR110.44	$3.72 €3.31	+59.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 MUR126.31	$3.31 €2.94	+23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 MUR50.56	$0.83 €0.74	-22.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 MUR47.98	$0.84 €0.75	-17.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 MUR36.96	$1.03 €0.92	+31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 MUR65.61	$1.75 €1.56	+26.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$0.61 €0.54	+37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$0.64 €0.57	+45.0%
Average			+23.2%

Mauritius vs. Slovakia - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Slovakia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.30 MUR250.54	$6.85 €6.10	+29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.92 MUR1,743.87	$29.63 €26.37	-19.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,988.90 MUR1M	$25,866.96 €23,022.52	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.10 MUR1,327.33	$12.42 €11.06	-55.8%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 56.2% more for housing

	Mauritius	Slovakia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.62 MUR1,304.30	$19.25 €17.14	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$525.47 MUR24,818.05	$608.23 €541.35	+15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.58 MUR16,794.14	$502.60 €447.34	+41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.75 MUR1,546.68	$194.53 €173.14	+494.0%
Average			+56.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Mauritius	Slovakia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.23 MUR6,056.49	$469.66 €418.02	+266.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,069.69 MUR334K	$10,742.31 €9,561.04	+51.9%
Average			+135.9%

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pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Slovakia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 MUR119.58	$2.27 €2.02	-10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 MUR128.69	$2.69 €2.40	-1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.37 MUR300.89	$6.08 €5.41	-4.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.08 MUR1,562.23	$42.98 €38.25	+29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 MUR282.34	$8.85 €7.88	+48.1%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 4.6% less for clothing

	Mauritius	Slovakia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.05 MUR2,741.51	$68.85 €61.28	+18.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.34 MUR2,424.81	$34.33 €30.56	-33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.50 MUR4,652.17	$79.79 €71.02	-19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.59 MUR3,192.48	$87.22 €77.63	+29.0%
Average			-4.6%

Mauritius vs. Slovakia - Cost of clothing

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