Cost of living comparison

Equatorial Guinea

compared to

Mauritius

Mauritius vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 93.0% more expensive than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% less in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 44.8% less in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 66.7% more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 79.8% more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 7.3 times more in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.9% less in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 22.7% less in Mauritius

The cost of childcare, housing, and transportation in Mauritius are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mauritius. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Mauritius.

Mauritius vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 50.9% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.07 FCFA7,556	$5.35 MUR244.65	-59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,084	$5.02 MUR229.88	-59.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA708	$0.88 MUR40.38	-28.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 FCFA708	$0.52 MUR23.88	-57.4%
Average			-50.9%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Mauritius - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.8% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 FCFA1,874	$0.69 MUR31.47	-78.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.37 FCFA1,946	$4.07 MUR186.39	+21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.69 FCFA5,601	$5.02 MUR229.81	-48.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 FCFA1,700	$1.95 MUR89.10	-33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 FCFA1,791	$2.54 MUR116.34	-18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,285	$0.93 MUR42.48	-58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA857	$0.76 MUR34.72	-48.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,285	$0.80 MUR36.62	-64.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 FCFA857	$1.29 MUR58.83	-13.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,071	$0.48 MUR22.07	-74.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,285	$0.51 MUR23.21	-77.2%
Average			-44.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Mauritius - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.7% more for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 FCFA1,788	$5.58 MUR255.57	+80.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.38 FCFA15,249	$32.50 MUR1,487.29	+23.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,034.81 FCFA19,095,948	$30,153.98 MUR1,379,845.96	-8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 FCFA4,250	$19.99 MUR914.51	+171.8%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 79.8% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.34 FCFA9,445	$29.67 MUR1,357.74	+81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$204.24 FCFA118,060	$397.33 MUR18,182.01	+94.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.37 FCFA66,114	$305.21 MUR13,966.46	+166.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.86 FCFA24,195	$31.91 MUR1,460.37	-23.8%
Average			+79.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Mauritius - Cost of housing

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pay 7.3 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.36 FCFA37,779	$158.54 MUR7,254.79	+142.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$326.78 FCFA188,896	$3,964.93 MUR181,435.06	+1113.3%
Average			+627.9%

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pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 FCFA944	$2.23 MUR102.21	+36.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.72 FCFA3,306	$2.18 MUR99.85	-61.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.52 FCFA2,612	$5.84 MUR267.16	+29.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.02 FCFA28,334	$35.23 MUR1,611.94	-28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.39 FCFA3,113	$5.35 MUR244.65	-0.7%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 22.7% less for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA14,167	$41.35 MUR1,891.99	+68.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$102.12 FCFA59,030	$35.68 MUR1,632.49	-65.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$245.08 FCFA141,672	$72.89 MUR3,335.44	-70.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.69 FCFA47,224	$61.84 MUR2,829.83	-24.3%
Average			-22.7%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Mauritius - 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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