Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 64.5% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR255.42
|
$11.31
SEK119.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.03
|
$9.30
SEK97.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.63
|
$1.93
SEK20.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.38
|
$1.88
SEK19.84
|
|
pay 73.5% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.95
|
$2.55
SEK26.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR216.32
|
$5.31
SEK55.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR226.70
|
$5.59
SEK58.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.55
|
$3.82
SEK40.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.80
|
$4.89
SEK51.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.15
|
$1.22
SEK12.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.45
|
$1.07
SEK11.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
$1.14
SEK11.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.58
|
$1.80
SEK18.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.73
|
$0.67
SEK7.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.75
|
$0.72
SEK7.62
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR258.03
|
$6.80
SEK71.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,362.63
|
$68.13
SEK717.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,393,034.57
|
$27,059.79
SEK284,942.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR881.97
|
$21.32
SEK224.50
|
|
pay 89.1% more for housing
Mauritius
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,365.64
|
$29.04
SEK305.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,732.83
|
$873.36
SEK9,196.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,639.94
|
$653.04
SEK6,876.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,421.80
|
$69.04
SEK727.02
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,048.87
|
$121.10
SEK1,275.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,802.74
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,079.01
|
|
pay 91.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.52
|
$6.81
SEK71.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.69
|
$3.75
SEK39.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR264.95
|
$6.25
SEK65.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,674.66
|
$39.42
SEK415.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR249.77
|
$13.75
SEK144.76
|
|
pay 45.0% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,023.83
|
$80.13
SEK843.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,642.17
|
$34.51
SEK363.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,441.72
|
$82.17
SEK865.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,843.99
|
$117.97
SEK1,242.25
|
|
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