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Quatre Bornes vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Quatre Bornes is 41.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 66.7% less in Quatre Bornes
Groceries: pay 48.9% less in Quatre Bornes
Transportation: pay 20.3% more in Quatre Bornes
Housing: pay 63.2% less in Quatre Bornes
Childcare: pay 72.2% less in Quatre Bornes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% less in Quatre Bornes
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Quatre Bornes

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Quatre Bornes.

Quatre Bornes vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quatre Bornes instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 66.7% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Quatre Bornes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$3.82 MUR176.11	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$5.46 MUR251.58	-40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$0.76 MUR35.22	-68.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.33 MUR15.10	-83.4%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 48.9% less for groceries

	Wellington	Quatre Bornes
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.54 MUR24.66	-72.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$1.53 MUR70.44	-62.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$4.96 MUR228.56	-26.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$2.07 MUR95.27	-69.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$1.78 MUR82.16	-62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$0.79 MUR36.52	-41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.79 MUR36.52	-21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.66 MUR30.58	-50.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$1.21 MUR55.69	-47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.45 MUR20.54	-50.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.46 MUR21.30	-31.8%
Average			-48.9%

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pay 20.3% more for transportation

	Wellington	Quatre Bornes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$5.38 MUR247.92	-12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$19,659.24 MUR905,701.26	-36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+110.1%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 63.2% less for housing

	Wellington	Quatre Bornes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$31.60 MUR1,455.83	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$349.50 MUR16,101.36	-71.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$262.12 MUR12,076.02	-76.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$33.30 MUR1,534.29	-69.5%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 72.2% less for childcare

	Wellington	Quatre Bornes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$124.51 MUR5,736.11	-83.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$4,805.59 MUR221,393.64	-60.6%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Quatre Bornes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$2.18 MUR100.63	-67.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$2.51 MUR115.73	-29.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$6.12 MUR281.77	-76.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$29.49 MUR1,358.55	-13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$6.01 MUR276.74	-47.9%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Wellington	Quatre Bornes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$73.72 MUR3,396.38	+6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	+5.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	-6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	-47.0%
Average			-10.3%

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