Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Beau Bassin, Mauritius

Beau Bassin vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Beau Bassin is 14.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% more in Beau Bassin
Groceries: pay 15.6% more in Beau Bassin
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Beau Bassin
Housing: pay 13.0% more in Beau Bassin
Childcare: pay 80.4% less in Beau Bassin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Beau Bassin
Clothing: pay 35.8% less in Beau Bassin

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Beau Bassin are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Beau Bassin. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Beau Bassin.

Beau Bassin vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beau Bassin instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 50.9% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Beau Bassin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.06	$5.88 MUR269.12	+40.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.07	$5.35 MUR244.65	-3.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.57	$0.94 MUR42.95	+89.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.23	$0.55 MUR25.08	+77.3%
Average			+50.9%

Beijing vs. Beau Bassin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Beau Bassin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.33	$0.85 MUR38.80	-40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.61	$6.21 MUR283.95	-15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.62	$4.96 MUR226.90	-30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.51	$1.99 MUR90.85	+14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.02	$2.31 MUR105.50	+50.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.60	$0.98 MUR44.94	+7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.12	$0.84 MUR38.62	+18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.39	$0.82 MUR37.73	-7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.20	$1.27 MUR57.96	+117.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.65	$0.54 MUR24.78	+47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.39	$0.52 MUR23.86	+10.7%
Average			+15.6%

Beijing vs. Beau Bassin - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Beau Bassin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.39	$5.62 MUR257.24	+28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥240.44	$55.79 MUR2,552.91	+67.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥150,275.51	$33,147.99 MUR1,516,851.94	+58.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.06	$20.32 MUR929.68	+342.4%
Average			+124.3%

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pay 13.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Beau Bassin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.64	$32.08 MUR1,467.92	+141.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,694.94	$477.62 MUR21,855.72	-48.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,545.49	$399.20 MUR18,267.46	-18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥302.68	$32.81 MUR1,501.32	-22.0%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 80.4% less for childcare

	Beijing	Beau Bassin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,497.00	$171.09 MUR7,828.91	-77.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,969.12	$3,849.44 MUR176,150.55	-83.2%
Average			-80.4%

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Beau Bassin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.01	$2.35 MUR107.65	+111.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.94	$2.22 MUR101.67	-38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.05	$6.42 MUR293.58	+84.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥471.27	$27.80 MUR1,272.20	-57.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.11	$5.35 MUR244.65	-36.0%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 35.8% less for clothing

	Beijing	Beau Bassin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥451.10	$35.64 MUR1,631.02	-43.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥249.74	$26.38 MUR1,206.96	-24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥600.85	$67.72 MUR3,098.94	-18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥774.96	$46.34 MUR2,120.33	-57.0%
Average			-35.8%

Beijing vs. Beau Bassin - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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