Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 1.5% cheaper than Mozambique.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Mauritius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Mozambique
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
|
pay 40.8% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
|
pay 28.2% less for childcare
Mozambique
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
|
pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
|
pay 4.6% more for clothing
Mozambique
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
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