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North Carolina vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 29.2% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.7% less in North Carolina
Groceries: pay 8.4% more in North Carolina
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in North Carolina
Housing: pay 66.5% more in North Carolina
Childcare: pay 47.8% less in North Carolina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% more in North Carolina
Clothing: pay 18.9% less in North Carolina

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Mauritius are more expensive than in Russia. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Mauritius. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Mauritius.

North Carolina vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Carolina instead of Russia, you would:

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pay 5.7% less for restaurants

	Russia	North Carolina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB741.53	$6.44 MUR296.73	-33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB424.86	$6.32 MUR291.04	+14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB81.08	$0.93 MUR42.91	-11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB39.38	$0.55 MUR25.49	+8.0%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 8.4% more for groceries

	Russia	North Carolina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB48.42	$0.67 MUR31.00	+6.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB385.81	$4.36 MUR201.02	-13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB324.25	$5.29 MUR243.73	+25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB122.81	$2.18 MUR100.61	+36.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB169.02	$2.25 MUR103.61	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB60.64	$0.85 MUR39.11	+7.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB61.60	$0.77 MUR35.64	-3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB71.44	$0.67 MUR30.77	-28.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB96.36	$1.13 MUR51.86	-10.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB29.14	$0.46 MUR21.10	+20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB23.28	$0.45 MUR20.59	+47.5%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Russia	North Carolina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB206.91	$5.34 MUR246.14	+98.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,668.39	$33.03 MUR1,521.37	+52.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2M	$30,846.82 MUR1M	-2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB379.83	$30.37 MUR1,398.84	+514.2%
Average			+165.6%

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pay 66.5% more for housing

	Russia	North Carolina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB581.40	$30.93 MUR1,424.60	+308.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB33,333.60	$450.11 MUR20,732.02	+3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB23,108.44	$327.67 MUR15,092.62	+8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,357.49	$37.19 MUR1,713.00	-55.1%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 47.8% less for childcare

	Russia	North Carolina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB23,097.38	$143.96 MUR6,630.88	-52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB598K	$4,397.02 MUR203K	-43.5%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	North Carolina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB130.53	$2.05 MUR94.60	+20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB166.52	$2.42 MUR111.32	+11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB206.07	$6.10 MUR281.04	+127.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,753.17	$37.41 MUR1,723.33	+4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB393.68	$5.93 MUR273.24	+15.7%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 18.9% less for clothing

	Russia	North Carolina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB4,805.08	$50.25 MUR2,314.63	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,358.48	$40.89 MUR1,883.49	-6.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB7,906.49	$84.17 MUR3,876.76	-18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,476.56	$66.89 MUR3,080.80	-31.3%
Average			-18.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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