Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 69.0% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
$6.13
₩8,312
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
$1.41
₩1,907
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
$0.67
₩915
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Mauritius
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
$8.12
₩11,010
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
$7.20
₩9,764
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
$3.58
₩4,861
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
$2.90
₩3,927
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
$1.51
₩2,047
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
$2.66
₩3,609
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
$2.29
₩3,109
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
$1.40
₩1,894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
$1.08
₩1,470
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
$4.92
₩6,678
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
$43.73
₩59,298
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
$9.34
₩12,660
|
|
pay 48.3% more for housing
Mauritius
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
$392.42
₩532,142
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
$302.43
₩410,108
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
$111.18
₩150,760
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
$342.96
₩465,063
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
$2.92
₩3,957
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
$3.29
₩4,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
$44.03
₩59,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
$8.93
₩12,104
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
$91.03
₩123,446
|
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