Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 63.3% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 71.0% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR255.87
|
$5.36
CUC5.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.43
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.70
|
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.43
|
$1.11
CUC1.11
|
|
pay 53.1% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.99
|
$1.05
CUC1.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR216.70
|
$2.99
CUC2.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.10
|
$11.27
CUC11.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.70
|
$2.48
CUC2.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.00
|
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.21
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.51
|
$0.41
CUC0.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.43
|
$0.98
CUC0.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.68
|
$0.58
CUC0.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.77
|
$0.68
CUC0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.79
|
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
|
pay 13.4% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR258.48
|
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,365.01
|
$21.25
CUC21.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,395,472.04
|
$71,250.00
CUC71,250.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR883.51
|
$11.62
CUC11.62
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,368.03
|
$241.67
CUC241.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,765.61
|
$331.94
CUC331.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,663.81
|
$589.02
CUC589.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,424.29
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,061.20
|
$102.83
CUC102.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,117.35
|
$15,083.33
CUC15,083.33
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.69
|
$3.13
CUC3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.87
|
$1.14
CUC1.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR265.42
|
$3.60
CUC3.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,677.59
|
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.20
|
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Cuba
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,027.37
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,645.04
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,447.74
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,848.96
|
$82.24
CUC82.24
|
|
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