Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 98.0% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Iran, you would:
pay 18.5% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,649
|
$5.55
MUR259.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR146,006
|
$5.02
MUR234.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,840
|
$0.93
MUR43.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,267
|
$0.53
MUR24.79
|
|
pay 85.4% more for groceries
Iran
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,535
|
$0.59
MUR27.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,261
|
$4.70
MUR219.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,931
|
$4.93
MUR230.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,575
|
$1.92
MUR90.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,373
|
$2.45
MUR114.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,811
|
$0.79
MUR36.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,971
|
$0.73
MUR34.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,646
|
$0.86
MUR40.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,884
|
$1.21
MUR56.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,307
|
$0.49
MUR23.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,152
|
$0.56
MUR26.17
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,162
|
$5.61
MUR262.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,584
|
$29.60
MUR1,385.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,875,813,990
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,416,010.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,616
|
$19.16
MUR896.51
|
|
pay 75.8% more for housing
Iran
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,742
|
$29.67
MUR1,388.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,310,792
|
$406.98
MUR19,041.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,259,598
|
$296.33
MUR13,864.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,929
|
$30.89
MUR1,445.25
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,874,111
|
$153.14
MUR7,165.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,415,557
|
$3,906.27
MUR182,768.24
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,272
|
$2.12
MUR99.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,177
|
$2.25
MUR105.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,889
|
$5.76
MUR269.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,910
|
$36.38
MUR1,702.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR69,018
|
$5.43
MUR253.88
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Iran
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,463,294
|
$43.97
MUR2,057.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,300,245
|
$35.68
MUR1,669.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,534,786
|
$74.77
MUR3,498.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,860,729
|
$61.79
MUR2,890.89
|
|
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