Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 41.8% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.07
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.70
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 28.6% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$2.99
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.10
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.40
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.24
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.07
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$117.66
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,115.24
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.18
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 56.7% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$88.05
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,432.07
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,200.73
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$164.46
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 68.0% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,045.40
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,642.43
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.78
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.33
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$38.73
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$67.34
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.62
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$109.41
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.11
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$163.14
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$185.83
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
|
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