Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 3.2 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 82.5% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR255.42
|
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.03
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.63
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.38
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.95
|
$2.08
SGD2.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR216.32
|
$9.16
SGD12.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR226.70
|
$10.85
SGD14.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.55
|
$3.33
SGD4.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.80
|
$4.67
SGD6.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.15
|
$1.91
SGD2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.45
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.58
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.73
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.75
|
$1.03
SGD1.39
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR258.03
|
$8.01
SGD10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,362.63
|
$95.32
SGD129.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,393,034.57
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,416.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR881.97
|
$9.23
SGD12.50
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,365.64
|
$35.83
SGD48.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,732.83
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,721.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,639.94
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,732.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,421.80
|
$116.07
SGD157.09
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,048.87
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,504.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,802.74
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,767.40
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.52
|
$7.45
SGD10.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.69
|
$4.79
SGD6.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR264.95
|
$12.29
SGD16.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,674.66
|
$103.58
SGD140.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR249.77
|
$11.17
SGD15.12
|
|
pay 43.3% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,023.83
|
$67.87
SGD91.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,642.17
|
$43.81
SGD59.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,441.72
|
$93.40
SGD126.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,843.99
|
$105.69
SGD143.04
|
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