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Quatre Bornes vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Quatre Bornes is 5.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 41.9% less in Quatre Bornes
Groceries: pay 12.0% less in Quatre Bornes
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Quatre Bornes
Housing: pay 24.8% more in Quatre Bornes
Childcare: pay 73.7% less in Quatre Bornes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% less in Quatre Bornes
Clothing: pay 16.0% less in Quatre Bornes

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

Quatre Bornes vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quatre Bornes instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 41.9% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Quatre Bornes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$3.82 MUR176.11	-68.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$5.46 MUR251.58	-8.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$0.76 MUR35.22	-44.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.33 MUR15.10	-46.4%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 12.0% less for groceries

	Moscow	Quatre Bornes
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$0.54 MUR24.66	-36.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$1.53 MUR70.44	-75.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$4.96 MUR228.56	+7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.07 MUR95.27	+22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$1.78 MUR82.16	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.79 MUR36.52	-2.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.79 MUR36.52	-8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.66 MUR30.58	-26.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.21 MUR55.69	-26.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.45 MUR20.54	+4.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.46 MUR21.30	+36.6%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Moscow	Quatre Bornes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$5.38 MUR247.92	+89.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$19,659.24 MUR905,701.26	-46.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+433.9%
Average			+158.9%

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pay 24.8% more for housing

	Moscow	Quatre Bornes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$31.60 MUR1,455.83	+304.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$349.50 MUR16,101.36	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$262.12 MUR12,076.02	-63.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$33.30 MUR1,534.29	-69.9%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 73.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Quatre Bornes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$124.51 MUR5,736.11	-81.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$4,805.59 MUR221,393.64	-66.4%
Average			-73.7%

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pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Quatre Bornes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.18 MUR100.63	-47.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.51 MUR115.73	-20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$6.12 MUR281.77	+105.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$29.49 MUR1,358.55	-33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$6.01 MUR276.74	-8.5%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 16.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Quatre Bornes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$73.72 MUR3,396.38	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	+3.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	-50.5%
Average			-16.0%

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