Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 58.6% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 92.0% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR259.63
|
$10.94
€10.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR234.84
|
$8.34
€7.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR43.33
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.79
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.39
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR219.89
|
$5.43
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR230.44
|
$3.81
€3.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR90.01
|
$2.88
€2.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR114.66
|
$3.25
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.74
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR34.00
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR40.01
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR56.49
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR23.10
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR26.17
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR262.29
|
$6.92
€6.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,385.10
|
$38.18
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,416,010.01
|
$32,478.09
€30,303.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR896.51
|
$9.87
€9.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,388.17
|
$40.03
€37.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR19,041.79
|
$868.97
€810.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,864.90
|
$680.04
€634.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,445.25
|
$91.68
€85.55
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,165.13
|
$397.00
€370.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR182,768.24
|
$7,801.09
€7,278.83
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR99.13
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR105.40
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR269.32
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,702.28
|
$40.44
€37.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR253.88
|
$7.87
€7.34
|
|
pay 31.2% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,057.21
|
$73.48
€68.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,669.26
|
$33.58
€31.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,498.49
|
$79.41
€74.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,890.89
|
$97.29
€90.77
|
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