Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 16.3% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 52.0% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR259.63
|
$6.66
RSD729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR234.84
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR43.33
|
$1.39
RSD152
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.79
|
$1.04
RSD114
|
|
pay 14.2% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.39
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR219.89
|
$3.27
RSD357
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR230.44
|
$4.58
RSD501
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR90.01
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR114.66
|
$2.77
RSD303
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.74
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR34.00
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR40.01
|
$0.67
RSD74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR56.49
|
$0.79
RSD87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR23.10
|
$0.38
RSD42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR26.17
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR262.29
|
$6.36
RSD695
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,385.10
|
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,416,010.01
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR896.51
|
$6.78
RSD741
|
|
pay 43.6% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,388.17
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR19,041.79
|
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,864.90
|
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,445.25
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
|
pay 47.4% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,165.13
|
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR182,768.24
|
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
|
pay 25.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR99.13
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR105.40
|
$1.54
RSD169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR269.32
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,702.28
|
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR253.88
|
$4.51
RSD493
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,057.21
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,669.26
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,498.49
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,890.89
|
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
|
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