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Beau Bassin vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Beau Bassin is 61.2% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 74.7% less in Beau Bassin
Groceries: pay 54.4% less in Beau Bassin
Transportation: pay 31.1% less in Beau Bassin
Housing: pay 65.6% less in Beau Bassin
Childcare: pay 67.8% less in Beau Bassin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.8% less in Beau Bassin
Clothing: pay 69.3% less in Beau Bassin

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Beau Bassin.

Beau Bassin vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beau Bassin instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 74.7% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Beau Bassin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,517	$7.15 MUR329.22	-74.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,913	$5.50 MUR253.24	-75.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK427	$0.99 MUR45.58	-70.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK345	$0.58 MUR26.77	-78.5%
Average			-74.7%

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pay 54.4% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Beau Bassin
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK593	$0.75 MUR34.69	-83.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,208	$6.38 MUR293.92	-32.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK976	$5.10 MUR234.86	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK832	$2.21 MUR101.80	-66.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,445	$2.37 MUR109.21	-79.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK204	$0.92 MUR42.27	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK150	$0.90 MUR41.35	-23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK190	$0.67 MUR30.78	-55.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK325	$1.22 MUR56.06	-52.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK217	$0.47 MUR21.44	-72.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK145	$0.47 MUR21.44	-58.8%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 31.1% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Beau Bassin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,236	$5.42 MUR249.55	-43.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,337	$57.36 MUR2,642.54	-35.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	$34,080.91 MUR1,570,107.70	-32.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,592	$24.63 MUR1,134.53	-12.3%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 65.6% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Beau Bassin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,490	$32.98 MUR1,519.46	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	$491.06 MUR22,623.06	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	$410.44 MUR18,908.82	-79.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,791	$33.73 MUR1,554.03	-44.6%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 67.8% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Beau Bassin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,949	$159.41 MUR7,344.05	-51.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	$4,837.29 MUR222,854.00	-84.2%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Beau Bassin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,680	$2.20 MUR101.30	-83.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK790	$2.42 MUR111.43	-60.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,783	$6.60 MUR303.89	-52.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK11,179	$28.58 MUR1,316.86	-67.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,199	$6.05 MUR278.57	-64.8%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 69.3% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Beau Bassin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,569	$36.65 MUR1,688.29	-74.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,187	$27.12 MUR1,249.33	-57.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,755	$69.63 MUR3,207.75	-64.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,840	$47.64 MUR2,194.77	-80.9%
Average			-69.3%

Reykjavik vs. Beau Bassin - Cost of clothing

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