Cost of living comparison

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United States vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

United States is 2.9 times more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in United States
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in United States
Transportation: pay 6.5% more in United States
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in United States
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in United States
Clothing: pay 18.8% more in United States

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in United States are more expensive than in Mauritius. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in United States.

United States vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United States instead of Mauritius, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Mauritius	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.44 MUR297.43	$19.45	+201.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 MUR291.73	$11.12	+76.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 MUR43.01	$2.56	+174.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 MUR25.55	$2.00	+262.1%
Average			+178.6%

Mauritius vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Mauritius	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MUR31.08	$3.56	+428.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 MUR201.50	$6.50	+49.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MUR244.31	$3.97	-24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MUR100.85	$4.27	+95.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 MUR103.86	$5.41	+140.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MUR39.20	$2.37	+179.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 MUR35.73	$0.78	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MUR30.85	$2.04	+204.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 MUR51.99	$2.21	+96.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.15	$1.34	+193.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.64	$1.38	+209.6%
Average			+143.0%

Mauritius vs. United States - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% more for transportation

	Mauritius	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34 MUR246.73	$3.41	-36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.03 MUR1,525.00	$65.85	+99.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,846.82 MUR1,424,197.63	$32,336.38	+4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.37 MUR1,402.18	$17.61	-42.0%
Average			+6.5%

Mauritius vs. United States - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Mauritius	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MUR1,428.00	$68.97	+123.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.11 MUR20,781.53	$1,664.59	+269.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.67 MUR15,128.66	$1,416.15	+332.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.19 MUR1,717.09	$150.19	+303.8%
Average			+257.2%

Mauritius vs. United States - Cost of housing

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Mauritius	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.96 MUR6,646.71	$1,387.27	+863.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,397.02 MUR203,010.59	$23,196.46	+427.5%
Average			+645.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.05 MUR94.82	$5.84	+184.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MUR111.58	$5.15	+113.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.10 MUR281.71	$9.90	+62.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.41 MUR1,727.45	$51.45	+37.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 MUR273.89	$13.64	+129.9%
Average			+105.4%

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pay 18.8% more for clothing

	Mauritius	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 MUR2,320.16	$51.08	+1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.89 MUR1,887.99	$41.81	+2.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.17 MUR3,886.02	$87.56	+4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.89 MUR3,088.16	$112.04	+67.5%
Average			+18.8%

Mauritius vs. United States - Cost of clothing

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