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Mauritius vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 10.5% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% more in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 9.4% less in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 54.4% more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 15.0% more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 60.1% less in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 15.8% more in Mauritius

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Mauritius are more expensive than in Thailand. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Mauritius.

Mauritius vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.0% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB85.43	$6.44 MUR297.43	+141.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB223.63	$6.32 MUR291.73	-9.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.49	$0.93 MUR43.01	+26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.55 MUR25.55	+53.8%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 9.4% less for groceries

	Thailand	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB45.03	$0.67 MUR31.08	-52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB252.05	$4.36 MUR201.50	-44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB229.11	$5.29 MUR244.31	-26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB66.18	$2.18 MUR100.85	+5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB45.15	$2.25 MUR103.86	+59.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB42.47	$0.85 MUR39.20	-36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.95	$0.77 MUR35.73	+30.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.72	$0.67 MUR30.85	-25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.08	$1.13 MUR51.99	+49.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.77	$0.46 MUR21.15	-35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.72	$0.45 MUR20.64	-27.5%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 54.4% more for transportation

	Thailand	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB154.50	$5.34 MUR246.73	+10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB899.09	$33.03 MUR1,525.00	+17.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	$30,846.82 MUR1,424,197.63	+1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB336.66	$30.37 MUR1,402.18	+188.4%
Average			+54.4%

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pay 15.0% more for housing

	Thailand	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB592.20	$30.93 MUR1,428.00	+67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,256.12	$450.11 MUR20,781.53	+8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,532.32	$327.67 MUR15,128.66	+22.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,933.10	$37.19 MUR1,717.09	-38.5%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 60.1% less for childcare

	Thailand	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,482.48	$143.96 MUR6,646.71	-59.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	$4,397.02 MUR203,010.59	-60.4%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB68.88	$2.05 MUR94.82	-4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB63.01	$2.42 MUR111.58	+22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB137.94	$6.10 MUR281.71	+41.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,709.08	$37.41 MUR1,727.45	-30.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB201.98	$5.93 MUR273.89	-6.1%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 15.8% more for clothing

	Thailand	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,185.58	$50.25 MUR2,320.16	+35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB942.56	$40.89 MUR1,887.99	+38.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,914.34	$84.17 MUR3,886.02	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,210.16	$66.89 MUR3,088.16	-3.2%
Average			+15.8%

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