Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 27.3% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 53.5% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.65
|
$6.15
Rs285
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.48
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.59
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.26
|
$5.13
Rs237
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.17
|
$4.59
Rs213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.45
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.31
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.73
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.94
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$5.18
Rs240
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.42
|
$22.36
Rs1,035
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,424.37
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,244,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.77
|
$22.87
Rs1,059
|
|
pay 64.5% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.96
|
$29.29
Rs1,356
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,030.54
|
$365.81
Rs16,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,064.17
|
$278.44
Rs12,891
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.62
|
$36.42
Rs1,686
|
|
pay 1.0% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.61
|
$160.03
Rs7,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,719.79
|
$3,850.61
Rs178,275
|
|
pay 42.4% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$1.89
Rs87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.35
|
$2.28
Rs106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.38
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR958.56
|
$34.56
Rs1,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.15
|
$6.83
Rs316
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.75
|
$48.65
Rs2,253
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR856.07
|
$35.93
Rs1,664
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,139.26
|
$74.54
Rs3,451
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.49
|
$66.44
Rs3,076
|
|
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