Cost of living comparison
Algeria is 34.3% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Algeria instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR259.63
|
$2.37
DZD318.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR234.84
|
$3.46
DZD465.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR43.33
|
$0.50
DZD67.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.79
|
$0.22
DZD29.32
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.39
|
$0.14
DZD18.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR219.89
|
$3.82
DZD514.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR230.44
|
$3.24
DZD436.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR90.01
|
$1.69
DZD227.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR114.66
|
$2.22
DZD299.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.74
|
$1.40
DZD188.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR34.00
|
$1.35
DZD182.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR40.01
|
$0.73
DZD98.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR56.49
|
$0.31
DZD41.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR23.10
|
$0.22
DZD29.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR26.17
|
$0.20
DZD27.50
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR262.29
|
$1.23
DZD164.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,385.10
|
$14.54
DZD1,957.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,416,010.01
|
$31,484.82
DZD4,239,464.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR896.51
|
$3.78
DZD509.06
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,388.17
|
$19.66
DZD2,647.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR19,041.79
|
$160.86
DZD21,659.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,864.90
|
$98.85
DZD13,310.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,445.25
|
$34.99
DZD4,711.92
|
|
pay 47.4% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,165.13
|
$63.75
DZD8,583.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR182,768.24
|
$2,483.44
DZD334,398.50
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR99.13
|
$1.53
DZD205.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR105.40
|
$0.66
DZD88.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR269.32
|
$2.56
DZD344.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,702.28
|
$18.16
DZD2,445.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR253.88
|
$4.35
DZD585.72
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Algeria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,057.21
|
$37.32
DZD5,024.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,669.26
|
$41.91
DZD5,643.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,498.49
|
$76.31
DZD10,275.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,890.89
|
$74.35
DZD10,010.70
|
|
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