Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 42.4% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of United States, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
United States
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$6.15
Rs285
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
United States
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$5.13
Rs237
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.59
Rs213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
United States
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$5.18
Rs240
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$22.36
Rs1,035
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,244,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$22.87
Rs1,059
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
United States
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$29.29
Rs1,356
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$365.81
Rs16,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$278.44
Rs12,891
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$36.42
Rs1,686
|
|
pay 80.8% less for childcare
United States
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$160.03
Rs7,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$3,850.61
Rs178,275
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.89
Rs87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.28
Rs106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$5.40
Rs250
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$34.56
Rs1,600
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$6.83
Rs316
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
United States
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$48.65
Rs2,253
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$35.93
Rs1,664
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$74.54
Rs3,451
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$66.44
Rs3,076
|
|
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