Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 5.8% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Albania, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
|
pay 5.8% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
|
pay 3.5% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
|
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