Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 67.9% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 53.1% more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.23
|
$6.15
Rs286
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL67.94
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.77
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.38
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 90.7% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.67
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.61
|
$5.13
Rs238
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL52.87
|
$4.59
Rs213
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL26.91
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.42
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.26
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.09
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.66
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.34
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.90
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.52
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.15
|
$5.18
Rs240
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL267.62
|
$22.36
Rs1,038
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL279,768.42
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,247,948
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.43
|
$22.87
Rs1,062
|
|
pay 73.5% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL166.72
|
$29.29
Rs1,359
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL3,988.72
|
$365.81
Rs16,977
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,734.42
|
$278.44
Rs12,922
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,464.19
|
$36.42
Rs1,690
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,969.67
|
$160.03
Rs7,427
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL64,744.51
|
$3,850.61
Rs178,707
|
|
pay 85.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.79
|
$1.89
Rs88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.20
|
$2.28
Rs106
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.62
|
$5.40
Rs251
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL439.05
|
$34.56
Rs1,604
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.08
|
$6.83
Rs317
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL746.09
|
$48.65
Rs2,258
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL539.33
|
$35.93
Rs1,668
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,359.12
|
$74.54
Rs3,460
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,554.97
|
$66.44
Rs3,083
|
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