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Mauritius vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 32.6% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.7% more in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 14.1% less in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 15.4% more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 23.7% less in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.5% more in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 36.8% less in Mauritius

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

Mauritius vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.7% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$6.44 MUR296.79	+15.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$6.32 MUR291.10	+16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$0.93 MUR42.92	+28.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$0.55 MUR25.50	+21.1%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 14.1% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$0.67 MUR31.01	-27.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$4.36 MUR201.06	-25.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$5.29 MUR243.78
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$2.18 MUR100.63	+6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$2.25 MUR103.63	-15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$0.85 MUR39.11	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.77 MUR35.65	-25.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$0.67 MUR30.78	-64.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$1.13 MUR51.87	-3.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.46 MUR21.11	+48.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.45 MUR20.60	+1.3%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$5.34 MUR246.20	+41.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$33.03 MUR1,521.70	+296.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$30,846.82 MUR1,421,113.04	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$30.37 MUR1,399.14	+507.0%
Average			+213.0%

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pay 15.4% more for housing

	Mongolia	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$30.93 MUR1,424.91	+125.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$450.11 MUR20,736.52	-10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$327.67 MUR15,095.90	-17.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$37.19 MUR1,713.37	-35.9%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 23.7% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$143.96 MUR6,632.32	-13.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$4,397.02 MUR202,570.90	-33.7%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 53.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$2.05 MUR94.62	+5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$2.42 MUR111.34	-0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$6.10 MUR281.10	+255.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$37.41 MUR1,723.70	-46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$5.93 MUR273.30	+52.4%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 36.8% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$50.25 MUR2,315.13	-38.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$40.89 MUR1,883.90	-37.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$84.17 MUR3,877.60	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$66.89 MUR3,081.47	-55.6%
Average			-36.8%

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