Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 9.8% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR255.42
|
$2.94
SZL55.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.03
|
$2.23
SZL41.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.63
|
$0.89
SZL16.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.38
|
$0.53
SZL9.87
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Mauritius
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.95
|
$0.73
SZL13.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR216.32
|
$4.63
SZL86.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR226.70
|
$3.85
SZL72.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.55
|
$1.63
SZL30.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.80
|
$1.88
SZL35.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.15
|
$0.72
SZL13.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.45
|
$0.32
SZL6.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
$0.41
SZL7.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.58
|
$0.61
SZL11.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.73
|
$0.43
SZL8.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.75
|
$0.51
SZL9.49
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR258.03
|
$4.53
SZL84.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,362.63
|
$28.60
SZL536.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,393,034.57
|
$16,342.93
SZL306,299.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR881.97
|
$24.52
SZL459.56
|
|
pay 20.3% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,365.64
|
$54.47
SZL1,020.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,732.83
|
$217.91
SZL4,083.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,639.94
|
$177.05
SZL3,318.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,421.80
|
$56.93
SZL1,067.04
|
|
pay 1.2% more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,048.87
|
$121.99
SZL2,286.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,802.74
|
$4,794.73
SZL89,862.86
|
|
pay 31.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.52
|
$1.77
SZL33.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.69
|
$1.67
SZL31.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR264.95
|
$2.45
SZL45.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,674.66
|
$27.24
SZL510.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR249.77
|
$3.54
SZL66.36
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,023.83
|
$49.70
SZL931.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,642.17
|
$22.70
SZL425.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,441.72
|
$70.82
SZL1,327.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,843.99
|
$76.96
SZL1,442.30
|
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