Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 28.1% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Greece, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.62
|
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.92
|
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.47
|
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.57
|
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.70
|
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.54
|
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.45
|
|
pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.79
|
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.57
|
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
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