Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 25.9% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
$6.15
Rs286
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.11
VUV251
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
VUV182
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
$5.13
Rs238
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
VUV844
|
$4.59
Rs213
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
VUV237
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
VUV25
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV300
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
VUV239
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
VUV267
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
VUV131
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
VUV638
|
$5.18
Rs240
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.36
Rs1,038
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,247,948
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
$22.87
Rs1,062
|
|
pay 76.9% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
$29.29
Rs1,359
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
$365.81
Rs16,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
$278.44
Rs12,922
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
$36.42
Rs1,690
|
|
pay 53.4% less for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
$160.03
Rs7,427
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
$3,850.61
Rs178,707
|
|
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.03
VUV479
|
$1.89
Rs88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
VUV394
|
$2.28
Rs106
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
$5.40
Rs251
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
$34.56
Rs1,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
VUV735
|
$6.83
Rs317
|
|
pay 4.4% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
$48.65
Rs2,258
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
$35.93
Rs1,668
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
$74.54
Rs3,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
$66.44
Rs3,083
|
|
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