Mauritius is 29.3% more expensive than Tanzania.

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

pay 45.3% more for restaurants

 
Tanzania
Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.76
TZS9,595
$6.15
Rs285
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.91
TZS17,649
$4.77
Rs221
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.67
TZS1,714
$1.08
Rs50

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pay 32.2% more for groceries

 
Tanzania
Mauritius
Bread
1 loaf
$0.92
TZS2,358
$0.68
Rs32
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.85
TZS20,049
$5.13
Rs237
Milk (1 gallon) $5.31
TZS13,555
$4.59
Rs213

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pay 76.4% more for transportation

 
Tanzania
Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.28
TZS10,922
$5.18
Rs240
Monthly public transit pass $8.54
TZS21,808
$22.36
Rs1,035
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
$26,889.63
Rs1,244,933

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pay 8.7% less for housing

 
Tanzania
Mauritius
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$65.54
TZS167,314
$29.29
Rs1,356
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $274.47
TZS700,734
$365.81
Rs16,936
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $231.44
TZS590,860
$278.44
Rs12,891

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pay 39.1% less for childcare

 
Tanzania
Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $296.62
TZS757,265
$160.03
Rs7,409
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
$3,850.61
Rs178,275

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pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tanzania
Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.20
TZS3,053
$1.89
Rs87
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.03
TZS5,194
$2.28
Rs106
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.79
TZS4,566
$5.40
Rs250

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pay 45.8% more for clothing

 
Tanzania
Mauritius
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$20.27
TZS51,737
$48.65
Rs2,253
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.40
TZS113,355
$35.93
Rs1,664
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$54.01
TZS137,889
$74.54
Rs3,451

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