Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 54.3% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$6.15
Rs285
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.51
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.52
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.84
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 83.5% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.76
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL67.52
|
$5.13
Rs238
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL90.46
|
$4.59
Rs213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.86
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.74
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.37
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.55
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.47
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.14
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.59
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.83
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.84
|
$5.18
Rs240
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL544.37
|
$22.36
Rs1,036
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL311,069.54
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,246,334
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL468.78
|
$22.87
Rs1,060
|
|
pay 24.2% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL987.13
|
$29.29
Rs1,358
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,529.62
|
$365.81
Rs16,955
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,197.40
|
$278.44
Rs12,905
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,281.89
|
$36.42
Rs1,688
|
|
pay 24.4% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,326.21
|
$160.03
Rs7,417
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL61,338.41
|
$3,850.61
Rs178,476
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$1.89
Rs87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$2.28
Rs106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.91
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL501.17
|
$34.56
Rs1,602
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL57.03
|
$6.83
Rs317
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL986.73
|
$48.65
Rs2,255
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL518.45
|
$35.93
Rs1,666
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,730.59
|
$74.54
Rs3,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,970.11
|
$66.44
Rs3,079
|
|
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