Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 21.3% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.08
|
$5.55
MUR255.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.67
|
$5.02
MUR231.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.58
|
$0.93
MUR42.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$0.53
MUR24.38
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.40
|
$0.59
MUR26.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.86
|
$4.70
MUR216.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.96
|
$4.93
MUR226.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.85
|
$1.92
MUR88.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.31
|
$2.45
MUR112.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.13
|
$0.79
MUR36.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.73
MUR33.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$1.21
MUR55.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.53
|
$0.49
MUR22.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO25.00
|
$0.56
MUR25.75
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.55
|
$5.61
MUR258.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.50
|
$29.60
MUR1,362.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,264.09
MUR1,393,034.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.41
|
$19.16
MUR881.97
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,176.10
|
$29.67
MUR1,365.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,896.79
|
$406.98
MUR18,732.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,809.50
|
$296.33
MUR13,639.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,169.04
|
$30.89
MUR1,421.80
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,618.64
|
$153.14
MUR7,048.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO366,017.03
|
$3,906.27
MUR179,802.74
|
|
pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.55
|
$2.12
MUR97.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.72
|
$2.25
MUR103.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.30
|
$5.76
MUR264.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,375.13
|
$36.38
MUR1,674.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.04
|
$5.43
MUR249.77
|
|
pay 11.3% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.41
|
$43.97
MUR2,023.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,502.08
|
$35.68
MUR1,642.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,341.36
|
$74.77
MUR3,441.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.47
|
$61.79
MUR2,843.99
|
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