Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.0 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR259.63
|
$7.13
ETB406.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR234.84
|
$6.24
ETB355.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR43.33
|
$0.82
ETB46.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.79
|
$0.53
ETB30.42
|
|
pay 43.6% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.39
|
$1.09
ETB62.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR219.89
|
$4.56
ETB260.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR230.44
|
$5.68
ETB324.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR90.01
|
$2.58
ETB146.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR114.66
|
$6.17
ETB351.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.74
|
$2.95
ETB168.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR34.00
|
$0.49
ETB27.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR40.01
|
$1.10
ETB62.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR56.49
|
$0.39
ETB21.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR23.10
|
$0.29
ETB16.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR26.17
|
$0.76
ETB43.39
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR262.29
|
$4.65
ETB265.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,385.10
|
$10.00
ETB570.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,416,010.01
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,454,968.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR896.51
|
$3.88
ETB221.30
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,388.17
|
$152.46
ETB8,698.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR19,041.79
|
$621.38
ETB35,454.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,864.90
|
$355.45
ETB20,281.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,445.25
|
$124.84
ETB7,122.97
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,165.13
|
$83.24
ETB4,749.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR182,768.24
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,505,779.03
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR99.13
|
$1.00
ETB57.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR105.40
|
$1.11
ETB63.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR269.32
|
$4.00
ETB228.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,702.28
|
$80.77
ETB4,608.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR253.88
|
$5.00
ETB285.29
|
|
pay 33.7% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,057.21
|
$40.11
ETB2,288.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,669.26
|
$57.34
ETB3,271.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,498.49
|
$92.44
ETB5,274.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,890.89
|
$98.33
ETB5,610.66
|
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