Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 23.6% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Zambia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 98.5% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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