Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 56.3% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 19.7% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.74
|
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.16
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.74
|
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.91
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Belarus
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.10
|
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.46
|
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,867.44
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.06
|
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
|
pay 80.8% more for housing
Belarus
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.06
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.84
|
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.70
|
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.34
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
|
pay 40.6% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,147.57
|
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,047.69
|
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.44
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.88
|
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.31
|
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.63
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN107.04
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.83
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.93
|
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
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