Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 3.8% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
South Africa
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
Rs285
|
$7.74
R145.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
$3.92
R73.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
Rs50
|
$0.87
R16.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Rs31
|
$0.65
R12.23
|
|
pay 23.6% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
$0.82
R15.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
Rs238
|
$3.09
R58.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
Rs213
|
$3.51
R65.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
$1.71
R32.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
Rs119
|
$1.85
R34.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
Rs44
|
$0.61
R11.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs39
|
$0.57
R10.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
Rs39
|
$0.59
R11.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
Rs58
|
$0.59
R10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs24
|
$0.47
R8.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rs26
|
$0.47
R8.73
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
Rs240
|
$4.65
R87.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
$40.67
R763.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
$18,011.69
R338,261.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
$7.53
R141.48
|
|
pay 47.9% more for housing
Mauritius
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
$48.06
R902.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
$341.02
R6,404.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
$317.79
R5,968.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
$80.15
R1,505.22
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
$157.19
R2,951.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
$3,082.89
R57,897.01
|
|
pay 24.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
Rs87
|
$1.70
R31.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
Rs106
|
$1.67
R31.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
$2.56
R48.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
$30.74
R577.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
Rs317
|
$5.40
R101.36
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
$43.19
R811.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
$26.96
R506.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
$80.72
R1,515.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
$71.81
R1,348.60
|
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