Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

compared to

Mauritius

Mauritius vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 12.3% cheaper than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% more in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 91.5% more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 55.9% less in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.2% more in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Mauritius

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

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Mauritius vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 18.1% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$5.25 MUR247.74	+162.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$6.62 MUR312.79	-39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$1.08 MUR50.99	-41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.59 MUR27.70	-30.9%
Average			+18.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Mauritius - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$0.66 MUR31.17	+0.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.72 MUR175.63	+4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$5.62 MUR265.22	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.34 MUR110.44	+29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.67 MUR126.31	-41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.07 MUR50.56	-66.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$1.02 MUR47.98	-25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.78 MUR36.96	+143.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.39 MUR65.61	-38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.44 MUR20.99	-51.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.44 MUR20.99	-39.8%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 91.5% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$5.30 MUR250.54	+5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$36.92 MUR1,743.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$30,988.90 MUR1M	+158.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$28.10 MUR1,327.33	+524.5%
Average			+91.5%

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pay 55.9% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$27.62 MUR1,304.30	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$525.47 MUR24,818.05	-43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$355.58 MUR16,794.14	-71.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$32.75 MUR1,546.68	-28.6%
Average			-55.9%

Sierra Leone vs. Mauritius - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$128.23 MUR6,056.49
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$7,069.69 MUR334K

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pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.53 MUR119.58	+12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$2.72 MUR128.69	-1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$6.37 MUR300.89	+112.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$33.08 MUR1,562.23
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.98 MUR282.34
Average			+21.2%

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$58.05 MUR2,741.51	+480.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$51.34 MUR2,424.81
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$98.50 MUR4,652.17	+392.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$67.59 MUR3,192.48	+35.2%
Average			+238.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Mauritius - Cost of clothing

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