Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.8 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 57.6% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR255.87
|
$8.84
HK$69.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.43
|
$5.77
HK$45.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.70
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.43
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.99
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR216.70
|
$14.28
HK$111.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.10
|
$12.15
HK$94.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.70
|
$4.01
HK$31.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.00
|
$4.49
HK$35.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.21
|
$1.68
HK$13.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.51
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.43
|
$1.75
HK$13.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.68
|
$1.47
HK$11.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.77
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.79
|
$1.20
HK$9.35
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR258.48
|
$11.66
HK$91.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,365.01
|
$64.07
HK$500.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,395,472.04
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,986.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR883.51
|
$13.71
HK$107.08
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,368.03
|
$22.03
HK$172.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,765.61
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,151.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,663.81
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,622.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,424.29
|
$196.11
HK$1,531.50
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,061.20
|
$929.71
HK$7,260.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,117.35
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,971.19
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.69
|
$7.69
HK$60.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.87
|
$5.31
HK$41.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR265.42
|
$12.81
HK$100.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,677.59
|
$86.33
HK$674.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.20
|
$12.81
HK$100.07
|
|
pay 57.5% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,027.37
|
$76.24
HK$595.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,645.04
|
$41.17
HK$321.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,447.74
|
$91.44
HK$714.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,848.96
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.06
|
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