Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Saint Barthelemy instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR255.42
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.03
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.63
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.38
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.95
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR216.32
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR226.70
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.55
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.80
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.15
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.45
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.58
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.73
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.75
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR258.03
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,362.63
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,393,034.57
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR881.97
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Mauritius
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,365.64
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,732.83
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,639.94
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,421.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,048.87
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,802.74
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.52
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.69
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR264.95
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,674.66
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR249.77
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Saint Barthelemy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,023.83
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,642.17
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,441.72
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,843.99
|
?? |
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