Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 6.7% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.95
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.28
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.56
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.72
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.35
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,659.87
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.55
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.20
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€472.35
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€337.03
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€78.63
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 46.9% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€225.54
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,882.73
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.20
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.63
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.31
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.49
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€80.57
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€113.44
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
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