Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 22.9% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 48.7% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Afghanistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR255.42
|
$2.08
AFN149
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.03
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.63
|
$0.46
AFN33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.38
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.95
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR216.32
|
$1.90
AFN136
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR226.70
|
$2.27
AFN163
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.55
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.80
|
$1.42
AFN102
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.15
|
$0.27
AFN19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.45
|
$0.37
AFN26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
$0.32
AFN23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.58
|
$0.25
AFN18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.73
|
$0.20
AFN14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.75
|
$0.15
AFN11
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR258.03
|
$3.85
AFN276
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,362.63
|
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,393,034.57
|
$8,342.32
AFN598,542
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR881.97
|
$11.58
AFN831
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,365.64
|
$179.88
AFN12,906
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,732.83
|
$96.41
AFN6,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,639.94
|
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,421.80
|
$96.91
AFN6,953
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,048.87
|
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,802.74
|
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.52
|
$4.62
AFN332
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.69
|
$1.03
AFN74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR264.95
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,674.66
|
$10.98
AFN788
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR249.77
|
$3.12
AFN224
|
|
pay 53.2% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,023.83
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,642.17
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,441.72
|
$35.82
AFN2,570
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,843.99
|
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
|
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