Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 27.1% cheaper than Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Timor-Leste
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$5.55
MUR255.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
|
$5.02
MUR231.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.93
MUR42.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.53
MUR24.43
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
Timor-Leste
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$0.59
MUR26.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$4.70
MUR216.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
|
$4.93
MUR227.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
|
$1.92
MUR88.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
|
$2.45
MUR113.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.79
MUR36.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.73
MUR33.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.86
MUR39.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$1.21
MUR55.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
|
$0.49
MUR22.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
|
$0.56
MUR25.79
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Timor-Leste
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
|
$5.61
MUR258.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.60
MUR1,365.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,264.09
MUR1,395,477.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.00
|
$19.16
MUR883.51
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
Timor-Leste
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$29.67
MUR1,368.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$406.98
MUR18,765.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$296.33
MUR13,663.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$30.89
MUR1,424.29
|
|
pay 58.8% less for childcare
Timor-Leste
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.33
|
$153.14
MUR7,061.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
|
$3,906.27
MUR180,118.01
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Timor-Leste
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
|
$2.12
MUR97.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
|
$2.25
MUR103.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
|
$5.76
MUR265.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$36.38
MUR1,677.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$5.43
MUR250.20
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
Timor-Leste
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.25
|
$43.97
MUR2,027.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$35.68
MUR1,645.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.75
|
$74.77
MUR3,447.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.67
|
$61.79
MUR2,848.97
|
|
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