Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

compared to

Yemen

Yemen vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Yemen is 9.8% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.6% more in Yemen
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Yemen
Transportation: pay 21.2% more in Yemen
Housing: pay 36.8% less in Yemen
Childcare: pay 44.5% less in Yemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% more in Yemen
Clothing: pay 33.0% more in Yemen

The cost of groceries, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Yemen are more expensive than in Mauritius. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Yemen. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Yemen.

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Yemen vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yemen instead of Mauritius, you would:

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pay 73.6% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Yemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.25 MUR247.74	$9.52 YER2,249	+81.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.62 MUR312.79	$9.91 YER2,340	+49.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MUR50.99	$2.22 YER523	+105.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MUR27.70	$1.18 YER279	+101.8%
Average			+73.6%

Mauritius vs. Yemen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Mauritius	Yemen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 MUR31.17	$2.06 YER487	+212.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 MUR175.63	$6.42 YER1,515	+72.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.62 MUR265.22	$13.63 YER3,219	+142.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 MUR110.44	$7.05 YER1,664	+201.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 MUR126.31	$5.50 YER1,298	+105.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 MUR50.56	$3.80 YER898	+255.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 MUR47.98	$1.07 YER254	+5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 MUR36.96	$2.83 YER669	+262.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 MUR65.61	$1.47 YER346	+5.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$1.32 YER313	+198.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MUR20.99	$1.27 YER299	+184.7%
Average			+130.7%

Mauritius vs. Yemen - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.2% more for transportation

	Mauritius	Yemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.30 MUR250.54	$9.25 YER2,184	+74.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.92 MUR1,743.87	$84.67 YER19,994	+129.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,988.90 MUR1M	$16,933.01 YER4M	-45.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.10 MUR1,327.33	$21.17 YER4,998	-24.7%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 36.8% less for housing

	Mauritius	Yemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.62 MUR1,304.30	$101.30 YER23,922	+266.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$525.47 MUR24,818.05	$229.13 YER54,109	-56.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.58 MUR16,794.14	$175.13 YER41,357	-50.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.75 MUR1,546.68	$60.36 YER14,253	+84.3%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 44.5% less for childcare

	Mauritius	Yemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.23 MUR6,056.49	$74.63 YER17,624	-41.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,069.69 MUR334K	$3,747.12 YER885K	-47.0%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Yemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 MUR119.58	$2.78 YER658	+10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 MUR128.69	$3.90 YER921	+43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.37 MUR300.89	$5.29 YER1,250	-16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.08 MUR1,562.23	$45.84 YER10,825	+38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 MUR282.34	$5.93 YER1,400	-0.9%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 33.0% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Yemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.05 MUR2,741.51	$75.14 YER17,744	+29.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.34 MUR2,424.81	$103.71 YER24,492	+102.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.50 MUR4,652.17	$79.02 YER18,661	-19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.59 MUR3,192.48	$100.89 YER23,826	+49.3%
Average			+33.0%

Mauritius vs. Yemen - Cost of clothing

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