Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 1.7% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
|
Haiti
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,582.29
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,501.32
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG197.79
|
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
|
Haiti
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG329.64
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG748.70
|
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG368.58
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG910.91
|
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.77
|
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.81
|
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG299.05
|
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG167.47
|
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Haiti
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG264.62
|
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,637.14
|
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,615,001.62
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG472.05
|
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
|
pay 65.6% less for housing
|
Haiti
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,885.76
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,990.04
|
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,352.90
|
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,083.20
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
|
pay 8.1% more for childcare
|
Haiti
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,185.72
|
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG905,569.03
|
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
|
pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Haiti
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG659.29
|
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.26
|
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG263.71
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,169.55
|
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,318.57
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 49.7% less for clothing
|
Haiti
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,548.58
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,889.29
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,822.86
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,778.58
|
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
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