Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 35.9% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 45.9% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs287
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs223
|
$7.27
€6.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs239
|
$5.43
€5.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs214
|
$3.30
€3.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs89
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs120
|
$2.84
€2.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs40
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs59
|
$1.52
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs27
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs242
|
$6.62
€6.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,044
|
$23.13
€21.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,255,455
|
$20,325.40
€19,062.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,068
|
$11.42
€10.71
|
|
pay 98.0% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,368
|
$20.68
€19.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs17,079
|
$525.97
€493.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs13,000
|
$430.57
€403.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,700
|
$154.00
€144.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,472
|
$367.52
€344.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs179,782
|
$7,594.62
€7,122.73
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs88
|
$1.59
€1.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs107
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs252
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,614
|
$36.25
€34.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs319
|
$7.09
€6.65
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,272
|
$56.64
€53.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,678
|
$32.72
€30.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,480
|
$68.42
€64.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,102
|
$87.74
€82.29
|
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