Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 21.8% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 23.5% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Mauritius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,538.97
|
$5.55
MUR255.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,908.71
|
$5.02
MUR231.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,037.97
|
$0.93
MUR42.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS809.48
|
$0.53
MUR24.38
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,149.52
|
$0.59
MUR26.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,025.85
|
$4.70
MUR216.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,119.22
|
$4.93
MUR226.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,401.53
|
$1.92
MUR88.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,819.01
|
$2.45
MUR112.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS692.68
|
$0.79
MUR36.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS621.40
|
$0.73
MUR33.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS493.33
|
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS581.51
|
$1.21
MUR55.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS319.97
|
$0.49
MUR22.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS319.83
|
$0.56
MUR25.75
|
|
pay 68.0% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,119.09
|
$5.61
MUR258.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,641.87
|
$29.60
MUR1,362.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,864,451.32
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,393,034.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,533.38
|
$19.16
MUR881.97
|
|
pay 39.2% more for housing
Argentina
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,943.52
|
$29.67
MUR1,365.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS227,993.10
|
$406.98
MUR18,732.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS171,271.62
|
$296.33
MUR13,639.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,582.55
|
$30.89
MUR1,421.80
|
|
pay 1.7% more for childcare
Argentina
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS129,848.03
|
$153.14
MUR7,048.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,572,855.74
|
$3,906.27
MUR179,802.74
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,606.66
|
$2.12
MUR97.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,653.27
|
$2.25
MUR103.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,720.14
|
$5.76
MUR264.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,601.22
|
$36.38
MUR1,674.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,889.56
|
$5.43
MUR249.77
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS53,659.66
|
$43.97
MUR2,023.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,818.26
|
$35.68
MUR1,642.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS95,646.10
|
$74.77
MUR3,441.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS82,330.80
|
$61.79
MUR2,843.99
|
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