Cost of living comparison
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS900
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS894
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
$22.87
Rs1,059
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
$36.42
Rs1,686
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
$34.56
Rs1,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
$6.83
Rs316
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
$66.44
Rs3,076
|
|
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