Cost of living comparison
Sri Lanka is 49.0% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Sri Lanka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
$1.75
LKR519.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
$4.38
LKR1,303.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
$0.59
LKR175.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
$0.23
LKR69.40
|
|
pay 20.7% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
$0.52
LKR153.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
$4.18
LKR1,243.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
$4.78
LKR1,420.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
$1.54
LKR457.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
$1.66
LKR493.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
$1.35
LKR402.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
$0.31
LKR93.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
$0.99
LKR294.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
$0.51
LKR150.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
$0.39
LKR116.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
$0.30
LKR89.91
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
$3.78
LKR1,123.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
$3.26
LKR969.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
$29,467.74
LKR8,765,906.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
$2.65
LKR789.50
|
|
pay 54.4% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
$10.65
LKR3,167.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
$140.37
LKR41,756.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
$70.41
LKR20,946.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
$29.97
LKR8,916.11
|
|
pay 80.6% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
$30.93
LKR9,199.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
$751.48
LKR223,545.96
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
$1.66
LKR492.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
$1.50
LKR446.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
$5.56
LKR1,653.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
$9.58
LKR2,850.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
$2.40
LKR715.26
|
|
pay 55.7% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Sri Lanka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
$19.97
LKR5,939.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
$13.20
LKR3,927.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
$44.09
LKR13,114.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
$26.84
LKR7,983.81
|
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