Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 2.6 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 47.6% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
LKR805.67
|
$5.55
MUR255.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
LKR1,941.24
|
$5.02
MUR231.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
LKR191.49
|
$0.93
MUR42.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
LKR99.31
|
$0.53
MUR24.38
|
|
pay 2.5% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
LKR175.51
|
$0.59
MUR26.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
LKR1,888.99
|
$4.70
MUR216.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
LKR1,798.90
|
$4.93
MUR226.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
LKR642.00
|
$1.92
MUR88.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
LKR680.31
|
$2.45
MUR112.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
LKR843.12
|
$0.79
MUR36.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
LKR126.88
|
$0.73
MUR33.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
LKR707.40
|
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LKR183.54
|
$1.21
MUR55.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
LKR137.81
|
$0.49
MUR22.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
LKR129.73
|
$0.56
MUR25.75
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.75
LKR1,426.80
|
$5.61
MUR258.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.21
LKR1,866.39
|
$29.60
MUR1,362.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,035.83
LKR9,932,200.90
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,393,034.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
LKR925.58
|
$19.16
MUR881.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.05
LKR4,223.31
|
$29.67
MUR1,365.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$150.86
LKR45,357.27
|
$406.98
MUR18,732.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.60
LKR30,544.55
|
$296.33
MUR13,639.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.30
LKR9,108.28
|
$30.89
MUR1,421.80
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$24.77
LKR7,445.78
|
$153.14
MUR7,048.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$520.09
LKR156,363.31
|
$3,906.27
MUR179,802.74
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
LKR605.37
|
$2.12
MUR97.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
LKR699.60
|
$2.25
MUR103.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
LKR2,241.10
|
$5.76
MUR264.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.08
LKR3,631.68
|
$36.38
MUR1,674.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.25
LKR976.79
|
$5.43
MUR249.77
|
|
pay 70.7% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.19
LKR8,173.84
|
$43.97
MUR2,023.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.21
LKR5,475.92
|
$35.68
MUR1,642.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.88
LKR16,498.81
|
$74.77
MUR3,441.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.71
LKR9,833.05
|
$61.79
MUR2,843.99
|
|
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