Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Palau, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Palau
|
Mauritius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.15
Rs287
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.77
Rs223
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.67
Rs31
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Palau
|
Mauritius
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.13
Rs239
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.59
Rs214
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.90
Rs89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.57
Rs120
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
Rs40
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.26
Rs59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
Rs27
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Palau
|
Mauritius
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.18
Rs242
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.36
Rs1,044
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,889.63
Rs1,255,455
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.87
Rs1,068
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Palau
|
Mauritius
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.29
Rs1,368
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$365.81
Rs17,079
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$278.44
Rs13,000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$36.42
Rs1,700
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Palau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$160.03
Rs7,472
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,850.61
Rs179,782
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.89
Rs88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.28
Rs107
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.40
Rs252
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$34.56
Rs1,614
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.83
Rs319
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Palau
|
Mauritius
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$48.65
Rs2,272
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.93
Rs1,678
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.54
Rs3,480
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$66.44
Rs3,102
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