Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Mauritius

Mauritius vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 65.3% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.5% less in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 46.7% more in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 74.0% more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 98.1% more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.7% more in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 19.3% more in Mauritius

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

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Mauritius vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5% less for restaurants

	Syria	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$5.25 MUR247.74	-12.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$6.62 MUR312.79	+26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$1.08 MUR50.99	-27.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$0.59 MUR27.70	-21.6%
Average			-3.5%

Syria vs. Mauritius - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.7% more for groceries

	Syria	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$0.66 MUR31.17	+16.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$3.72 MUR175.63	+40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$5.62 MUR265.22	+26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$2.34 MUR110.44	+13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$2.67 MUR126.31	+3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$1.07 MUR50.56	+124.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$1.02 MUR47.98	+35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$0.78 MUR36.96	+68.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$1.39 MUR65.61	+258.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$0.44 MUR20.99	+27.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.44 MUR20.99	+19.5%
Average			+46.7%

Syria vs. Mauritius - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.0% more for transportation

	Syria	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$5.30 MUR250.54	-31.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$36.92 MUR1,743.87	+468.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$30,988.90 MUR1M	+75.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$28.10 MUR1,327.33	+129.3%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 98.1% more for housing

	Syria	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$27.62 MUR1,304.30	-17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$525.47 MUR24,818.05	+124.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$355.58 MUR16,794.14	+239.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$32.75 MUR1,546.68	-54.6%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Syria	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$128.23 MUR6,056.49	+118.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$7,069.69 MUR334K	+339.6%
Average			+209.9%

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pay 61.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$2.53 MUR119.58	+26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$2.72 MUR128.69	+36.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$6.37 MUR300.89	+117.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$33.08 MUR1,562.23	+74.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$5.98 MUR282.34	+85.8%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 19.3% more for clothing

	Syria	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$58.05 MUR2,741.51	+40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$51.34 MUR2,424.81	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$98.50 MUR4,652.17	+37.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$67.59 MUR3,192.48	-16.9%
Average			+19.3%

Syria vs. Mauritius - Cost of clothing

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