Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 8.9% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,134.07
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,507.69
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD335.46
|
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD191.48
|
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD271.79
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,512.73
|
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,132.51
|
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD855.57
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,248.42
|
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.54
|
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD285.76
|
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD248.69
|
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD310.14
|
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD130.78
|
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD122.50
|
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,802.27
|
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,010.99
|
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,026,377.03
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,463.21
|
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
|
pay 20.8% less for housing
|
Armenia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,484.72
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD266,624.82
|
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD174,529.00
|
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD34,681.32
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD105,481.35
|
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,521,768.62
|
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD651.43
|
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,117.15
|
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,002.20
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,166.29
|
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,254.95
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,661.39
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD19,976.49
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,522.21
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,281.61
|
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
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