Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 0.3% more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 21.4% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Mauritius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
|
pay 58.5% more for transportation
Samoa
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
Samoa
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
|
pay 92.2% more for childcare
Samoa
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
|
pay 16.0% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
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