Mauritius vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 29.5% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants
pay 23.0% less in Mauritius
Groceries
pay 15.6% more in Mauritius
Transportation
pay 7.9% more in Mauritius
Housing
pay 62.6% more in Mauritius
Childcare
pay 12.1% more in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports
pay 42.6% more in Mauritius
Clothing
pay 78.2% more in Mauritius

The cost of clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and transportation in Mauritius are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Mauritius.

Mauritius vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Swaziland, you would:

pay 23.0% less for restaurants

 
Swaziland
Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.22
SZL168.18
$5.25
MUR247.74
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.91
SZL97.20
$6.62
MUR312.79
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.10
SZL18.05
$1.08
MUR50.99

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pay 15.6% more for groceries

 
Swaziland
Mauritius
Bread
1 loaf
$0.83
SZL13.64
$0.66
MUR31.17
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.41
SZL88.99
$3.72
MUR175.63
Milk (1 gallon) $5.91
SZL97.32
$5.62
MUR265.22

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

 
Swaziland
Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.91
SZL80.87
$5.30
MUR250.54
Monthly public transit pass ?? $36.92
MUR1,743.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $30,988.90
MUR1M

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pay 62.6% more for housing

 
Swaziland
Mauritius
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$27.04
SZL444.96
$27.62
MUR1,304.30
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $271.15
SZL4,462.00
$525.47
MUR24,818.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $176.26
SZL2,900.51
$355.58
MUR16,794.14

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pay 12.1% more for childcare

 
Swaziland
Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $128.23
MUR6,056.49
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,309.26
SZL104K
$7,069.69
MUR334K

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pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Swaziland
Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.10
SZL34.61
$2.53
MUR119.58
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.55
SZL42.03
$2.72
MUR128.69
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.79
SZL45.98
$6.37
MUR300.89

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pay 78.2% more for clothing

 
Swaziland
Mauritius
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$34.55
SZL568.57
$58.05
MUR2,741.51
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$15.02
SZL247.20
$51.34
MUR2,424.81
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.10
SZL1,153.61
$98.50
MUR4,652.17

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