Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 17.3% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$6.15
MUR284.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$4.77
MUR220.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$1.08
MUR49.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.67
MUR31.15
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.68
MUR31.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$5.13
MUR237.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$4.59
MUR212.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.90
MUR87.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$2.57
MUR118.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.95
MUR43.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.83
MUR38.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.85
MUR39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.26
MUR58.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.51
MUR23.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.57
MUR26.31
|
|
pay 8.1% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$5.18
MUR239.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$22.36
MUR1,033.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,243,132.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$22.87
MUR1,057.51
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
Portugal
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$29.29
MUR1,354.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$365.81
MUR16,911.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$278.44
MUR12,872.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$36.42
MUR1,683.81
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$160.03
MUR7,398.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,017.11
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.89
MUR87.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.28
MUR105.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$5.40
MUR249.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$34.56
MUR1,597.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$6.83
MUR315.74
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$48.65
MUR2,249.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$35.93
MUR1,661.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$74.54
MUR3,446.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$66.44
MUR3,071.49
|
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