Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 46.8% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 68.3% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Mauritius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.77
|
$5.55
MUR255.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.33
|
$5.02
MUR231.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.67
|
$0.93
MUR42.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.09
|
$0.53
MUR24.38
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$0.59
MUR26.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.52
|
$4.70
MUR216.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.13
|
$4.93
MUR226.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
$1.92
MUR88.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.26
|
$2.45
MUR112.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.79
MUR36.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.73
MUR33.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.21
MUR55.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.49
MUR22.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.56
MUR25.75
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.27
|
$5.61
MUR258.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.30
|
$29.60
MUR1,362.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,721.32
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,393,034.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.21
|
$19.16
MUR881.97
|
|
pay 63.6% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.80
|
$29.67
MUR1,365.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,139.11
|
$406.98
MUR18,732.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€944.95
|
$296.33
MUR13,639.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€169.68
|
$30.89
MUR1,421.80
|
|
pay 71.4% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,587.29
|
$153.14
MUR7,048.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,441.91
|
$3,906.27
MUR179,802.74
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.02
|
$2.12
MUR97.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$2.25
MUR103.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.52
|
$5.76
MUR264.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.92
|
$36.38
MUR1,674.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.50
|
$5.43
MUR249.77
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.16
|
$43.97
MUR2,023.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.50
|
$35.68
MUR1,642.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.76
|
$74.77
MUR3,441.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.23
|
$61.79
MUR2,843.99
|
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