Cost of living comparison
Togo is 17.7% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Togo instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 60.5% more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
$0.75
F CFA462
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
$3.74
F CFA2,294
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
$7.22
F CFA4,422
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
$1.75
F CFA1,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
$2.76
F CFA1,689
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
$0.89
F CFA543
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
$0.86
F CFA524
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
$1.77
F CFA1,087
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
$1.53
F CFA939
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
$1.27
F CFA776
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
$1.88
F CFA1,149
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
$3.66
F CFA2,245
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
$50.28
F CFA30,810
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
$13,408.81
F CFA8,216,019
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
$3.27
F CFA2,003
|
|
pay 42.9% more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
$61.90
F CFA37,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
$270.27
F CFA165,604
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
$102.66
F CFA62,904
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
$90.79
F CFA55,629
|
|
pay 21.4% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
$6,731.22
F CFA4,124,441
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
$0.84
F CFA514
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
$3.91
F CFA2,396
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
$32.40
F CFA19,855
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
pay 32.4% less for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Togo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
$21.23
F CFA13,009
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
$22.91
F CFA14,036
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
$31.85
F CFA19,513
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
$79.89
F CFA48,954
|
|
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