Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 9.8% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR259.63
|
$2.26
THB82.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR234.84
|
$5.53
THB202.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR43.33
|
$0.63
THB23.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.79
|
$0.35
THB12.82
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.39
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR219.89
|
$7.97
THB292.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR230.44
|
$6.00
THB220.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR90.01
|
$1.92
THB70.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR114.66
|
$1.07
THB39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.74
|
$1.19
THB43.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR34.00
|
$0.48
THB17.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR40.01
|
$0.79
THB28.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR56.49
|
$0.63
THB23.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR23.10
|
$0.64
THB23.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR26.17
|
$0.45
THB16.69
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR262.29
|
$4.25
THB155.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,385.10
|
$22.11
THB811.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,416,010.01
|
$24,588.11
THB902,235.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR896.51
|
$9.24
THB338.89
|
|
pay 5.8% less for housing
Mauritius
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,388.17
|
$15.82
THB580.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR19,041.79
|
$393.06
THB14,422.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,864.90
|
$209.24
THB7,677.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,445.25
|
$48.32
THB1,773.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,165.13
|
$329.15
THB12,077.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR182,768.24
|
$10,347.16
THB379,678.45
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR99.13
|
$1.87
THB68.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR105.40
|
$1.81
THB66.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR269.32
|
$3.52
THB129.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,702.28
|
$46.67
THB1,712.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR253.88
|
$5.45
THB200.06
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Mauritius
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,057.21
|
$34.16
THB1,253.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,669.26
|
$26.70
THB979.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,498.49
|
$75.98
THB2,788.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,890.89
|
$61.99
THB2,274.71
|
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