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Mauritius vs. Quatre Bornes Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 12.3% more expensive than Quatre Bornes.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% more in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 22.5% more in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 18.5% more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 15.8% more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 3.5% more in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Mauritius

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Mauritius are more expensive than in Quatre Bornes.

Mauritius vs. Quatre Bornes Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.7% more for restaurants

	Quatre Bornes	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 MUR176.11	$6.44 MUR296.79	+68.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.46 MUR251.58	$6.32 MUR291.10	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 MUR35.22	$0.93 MUR42.92	+21.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 MUR15.10	$0.55 MUR25.50	+68.9%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 22.5% more for groceries

	Quatre Bornes	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 MUR24.66	$0.67 MUR31.01	+25.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.53 MUR70.44	$4.36 MUR201.06	+185.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.96 MUR228.56	$5.29 MUR243.78	+6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MUR95.27	$2.18 MUR100.63	+5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.78 MUR82.16	$2.25 MUR103.63	+26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 MUR36.52	$0.85 MUR39.11	+7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 MUR36.52	$0.77 MUR35.65	-2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 MUR30.58	$0.67 MUR30.78	+0.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 MUR55.69	$1.13 MUR51.87	-6.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 MUR20.54	$0.46 MUR21.11	+2.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MUR21.30	$0.45 MUR20.60	-3.3%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 18.5% more for transportation

	Quatre Bornes	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 MUR247.92	$5.34 MUR246.20	-0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.03 MUR1,521.70
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,659.24 MUR905,701.26	$30,846.82 MUR1,421,113.04	+56.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	$30.37 MUR1,399.14	-0.7%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 15.8% more for housing

	Quatre Bornes	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.60 MUR1,455.83	$30.93 MUR1,424.91	-2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$349.50 MUR16,101.36	$450.11 MUR20,736.52	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$262.12 MUR12,076.02	$327.67 MUR15,095.90	+25.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.30 MUR1,534.29	$37.19 MUR1,713.37	+11.7%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 3.5% more for childcare

	Quatre Bornes	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$124.51 MUR5,736.11	$143.96 MUR6,632.32	+15.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,805.59 MUR221,393.64	$4,397.02 MUR202,570.90	-8.5%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Quatre Bornes	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 MUR100.63	$2.05 MUR94.62	-6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 MUR115.73	$2.42 MUR111.34	-3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 MUR281.77	$6.10 MUR281.10	-0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.49 MUR1,358.55	$37.41 MUR1,723.70	+26.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.01 MUR276.74	$5.93 MUR273.30	-1.2%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Quatre Bornes	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.72 MUR3,396.38	$50.25 MUR2,315.13	-31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	$40.89 MUR1,883.90	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	$84.17 MUR3,877.60	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	$66.89 MUR3,081.47	-13.7%
Average			-20.8%

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