Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 1.0% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$6.15
Rs286
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$4.77
Rs221
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$1.08
Rs50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.67
Rs31
|
|
pay 28.0% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.68
Rs32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$5.13
Rs238
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$4.59
Rs213
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.90
Rs88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$2.57
Rs119
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$0.95
Rs44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.83
Rs39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.85
Rs39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$1.26
Rs58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.51
Rs24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.57
Rs26
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$5.18
Rs240
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$22.36
Rs1,038
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
$26,889.63
Rs1,247,948
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$22.87
Rs1,062
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$29.29
Rs1,359
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$365.81
Rs16,977
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$278.44
Rs12,922
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$36.42
Rs1,690
|
|
pay 58.6% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$160.03
Rs7,427
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
$3,850.61
Rs178,707
|
|
pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$1.89
Rs88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.28
Rs106
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$5.40
Rs251
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$34.56
Rs1,604
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$6.83
Rs317
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$48.65
Rs2,258
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$35.93
Rs1,668
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$74.54
Rs3,460
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$66.44
Rs3,083
|
|
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