Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 65.8% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Benin, you would:
pay 24.4% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA3,083
|
$5.02
MUR237.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA432
|
$0.88
MUR41.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA319
|
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA788
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,740
|
$4.07
MUR192.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,473
|
$5.02
MUR237.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,215
|
$1.95
MUR91.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,526
|
$2.54
MUR120.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA738
|
$0.93
MUR43.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA373
|
$0.76
MUR35.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA311
|
$0.80
MUR37.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$1.29
MUR60.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA388
|
$0.48
MUR22.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA435
|
$0.51
MUR23.94
|
|
pay 59.4% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,360
|
$5.58
MUR263.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.50
MUR1,534.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,267.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,399
|
$19.99
MUR943.29
|
|
pay 32.6% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA32,754
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA112,006
|
$397.33
MUR18,754.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA82,206
|
$305.21
MUR14,405.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA117,869
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.32
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
|
Benin
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA128,447
|
$158.54
MUR7,483.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,767,783
|
$3,964.93
MUR187,144.57
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA617
|
$2.23
MUR105.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,569
|
$2.18
MUR102.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,336
|
$5.84
MUR275.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA34,681
|
$35.23
MUR1,662.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,367
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA10,276
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$35.68
MUR1,683.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$72.89
MUR3,440.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
$61.84
MUR2,918.88
|
|
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