Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 50.3% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Bangladesh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR259.63
|
$1.45
BDT169.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR234.84
|
$4.52
BDT530.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR43.33
|
$0.24
BDT28.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.79
|
$0.15
BDT17.61
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.39
|
$0.49
BDT57.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR219.89
|
$3.69
BDT432.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR230.44
|
$2.57
BDT301.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR90.01
|
$1.10
BDT128.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR114.66
|
$1.05
BDT123.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.74
|
$0.86
BDT100.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR34.00
|
$0.35
BDT41.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR40.01
|
$0.78
BDT91.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR56.49
|
$0.25
BDT29.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR23.10
|
$0.13
BDT15.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR26.17
|
$0.24
BDT27.59
|
|
pay 45.6% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR262.29
|
$3.73
BDT437.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,385.10
|
$12.37
BDT1,449.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,416,010.01
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,241,008.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR896.51
|
$3.44
BDT403.29
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,388.17
|
$15.23
BDT1,785.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR19,041.79
|
$75.55
BDT8,857.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,864.90
|
$46.73
BDT5,478.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,445.25
|
$24.24
BDT2,842.02
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,165.13
|
$29.97
BDT3,513.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR182,768.24
|
$959.13
BDT112,446.82
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR99.13
|
$4.26
BDT499.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR105.40
|
$1.47
BDT172.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR269.32
|
$2.55
BDT299.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,702.28
|
$10.85
BDT1,272.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR253.88
|
$3.76
BDT441.10
|
|
pay 53.3% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,057.21
|
$16.56
BDT1,941.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,669.26
|
$17.00
BDT1,992.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,498.49
|
$36.41
BDT4,268.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,890.89
|
$32.53
BDT3,813.52
|
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