Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 76.2% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR255.87
|
$9.05
CRC4,635.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.43
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.70
|
$1.93
CRC988.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.43
|
$1.48
CRC760.28
|
|
pay 77.0% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.99
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR216.70
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.10
|
$6.91
CRC3,540.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.70
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.00
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.21
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.51
|
$0.62
CRC317.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.43
|
$1.08
CRC553.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.68
|
$1.17
CRC598.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.77
|
$1.09
CRC557.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.79
|
$1.06
CRC541.68
|
|
pay 7.5% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR258.48
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,365.01
|
$45.78
CRC23,442.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,395,472.04
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,588,663.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR883.51
|
$14.02
CRC7,179.08
|
|
pay 79.3% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,368.03
|
$45.97
CRC23,538.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,765.61
|
$731.28
CRC374,483.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,663.81
|
$520.21
CRC266,398.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,424.29
|
$63.96
CRC32,751.72
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,061.20
|
$476.14
CRC243,826.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,117.35
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,078,002.16
|
|
pay 32.0% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.69
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.87
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR265.42
|
$4.33
CRC2,217.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,677.59
|
$56.36
CRC28,863.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.20
|
$7.46
CRC3,818.34
|
|
pay 47.3% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,027.37
|
$71.44
CRC36,581.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,645.04
|
$46.89
CRC24,013.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,447.74
|
$105.63
CRC54,091.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,848.96
|
$95.19
CRC48,745.56
|
|
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