Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 36.2% cheaper than Finland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.0% less in Mauritius
- Groceries
-
pay 21.0% less in Mauritius
- Transportation
-
pay 17.4% less in Mauritius
- Housing
-
pay 32.3% less in Mauritius
- Childcare
-
pay 50.0% less in Mauritius
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.7% less in Mauritius
- Clothing
-
pay 21.2% less in Mauritius
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Mauritius.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Finland, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€12.47
|
$5.35
MUR241.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.18
|
$5.02
MUR226.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.27
|
$0.88
MUR39.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.64
|
$0.52
MUR23.53
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.01
|
$0.69
MUR31.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.25
|
$4.07
MUR183.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€3.76
|
$5.02
MUR226.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.65
|
$1.95
MUR87.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€4.73
|
$2.54
MUR114.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.87
|
$0.93
MUR41.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.76
MUR34.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.86
|
$0.80
MUR36.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.47
|
$1.29
MUR57.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.50
|
$0.48
MUR21.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.66
|
$0.51
MUR22.87
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.72
|
$5.58
MUR251.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€53.21
|
$32.50
MUR1,465.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€27,962.74
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,359,642.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€16.14
|
$19.99
MUR901.13
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€19.56
|
$29.67
MUR1,337.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€645.85
|
$397.33
MUR17,915.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€531.77
|
$305.21
MUR13,761.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€85.21
|
$31.91
MUR1,438.98
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€256.25
|
$158.54
MUR7,148.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€7,644.53
|
$3,964.93
MUR178,778.57
|
|
pay 48.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.41
|
$2.23
MUR100.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.70
|
$2.18
MUR98.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.27
|
$5.84
MUR263.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€36.69
|
$35.23
MUR1,588.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€13.71
|
$5.35
MUR241.07
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€66.08
|
$41.35
MUR1,864.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€27.42
|
$35.68
MUR1,608.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€72.18
|
$72.89
MUR3,286.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€95.46
|
$61.84
MUR2,788.39
|
|
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