Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 49.0% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 91.8% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$6.15
Rs287
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$4.77
Rs223
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$5.13
Rs239
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$4.59
Rs214
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$1.90
Rs89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$2.57
Rs120
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$0.85
Rs40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$1.26
Rs59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$0.57
Rs27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$5.18
Rs242
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$22.36
Rs1,044
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,255,455
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$22.87
Rs1,068
|
|
pay 51.4% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$29.29
Rs1,368
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$365.81
Rs17,079
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$278.44
Rs13,000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$36.42
Rs1,700
|
|
pay 45.7% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$160.03
Rs7,472
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$3,850.61
Rs179,782
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$1.89
Rs88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$2.28
Rs107
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$5.40
Rs252
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$34.56
Rs1,614
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$6.83
Rs319
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$48.65
Rs2,272
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$35.93
Rs1,678
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$74.54
Rs3,480
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$66.44
Rs3,102
|
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