Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 94.6% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 45.0% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$6.15
MUR285.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$4.77
MUR221.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$1.08
MUR49.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.67
MUR31.23
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
$0.68
MUR31.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
$5.13
MUR237.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
$4.59
MUR212.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
$1.90
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$2.57
MUR119.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS962
|
$0.95
MUR44.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.83
MUR38.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS726
|
$0.85
MUR39.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$1.26
MUR58.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$0.51
MUR23.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.57
MUR26.38
|
|
pay 86.7% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
$5.18
MUR240.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
$22.36
MUR1,036.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
$26,889.63
MUR1,246,334.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
$22.87
MUR1,060.23
|
|
pay 57.3% more for housing
Somalia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
$29.29
MUR1,357.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
$365.81
MUR16,955.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
$278.44
MUR12,905.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
$36.42
MUR1,688.15
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
$160.03
MUR7,417.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
$3,850.61
MUR178,475.62
|
|
pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
$1.89
MUR87.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS640
|
$2.28
MUR105.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
$5.40
MUR250.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
$34.56
MUR1,601.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$6.83
MUR316.55
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
$48.65
MUR2,255.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
$35.93
MUR1,665.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
$74.54
MUR3,455.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
$66.44
MUR3,079.40
|
|
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