Cost of living comparison

Iceland

compared to

Mauritius

Mauritius vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 51.3% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.4% less in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 43.7% less in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 30.7% less in Mauritius
Housing: pay 65.5% less in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 36.2% less in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.9% less in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 55.0% less in Mauritius

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Mauritius.

Mauritius vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Iceland, you would:

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pay 71.4% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.40 ISK2,475	$5.35 MUR241.07	-72.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.94 ISK2,162	$5.02 MUR226.51	-70.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 ISK359	$0.88 MUR39.79	-68.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 ISK258	$0.52 MUR23.53	-74.2%
Average			-71.4%

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pay 43.7% less for groceries

	Iceland	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 ISK377	$0.69 MUR31.01	-76.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.27 ISK927	$4.07 MUR183.66	-43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 ISK766	$5.02 MUR226.45	-16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.42 ISK692	$1.95 MUR87.80	-64.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 ISK1,086	$2.54 MUR114.64	-70.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK156	$0.93 MUR41.86	-24.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ISK131	$0.76 MUR34.21	-26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK149	$0.80 MUR36.08	-31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 ISK239	$1.29 MUR57.96	-31.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 ISK158	$0.48 MUR21.74	-60.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 ISK100	$0.51 MUR22.87	-35.4%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 30.7% less for transportation

	Iceland	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.36 ISK1,067	$5.58 MUR251.83	-33.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.28 ISK9,096	$32.50 MUR1,465.51	-54.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,660.66 ISK5,188,707	$30,153.98 MUR1,359,642.86	-25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 ISK2,812	$19.99 MUR901.13	-9.3%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 65.5% less for housing

	Iceland	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 ISK9,210	$29.67 MUR1,337.86	-58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.04 ISK234,552	$397.33 MUR17,915.79	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,497.77 ISK191,130	$305.21 MUR13,761.97	-79.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 ISK7,403	$31.91 MUR1,438.98	-45.0%
Average			-65.5%

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pay 36.2% less for childcare

	Iceland	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.16 ISK32,944	$158.54 MUR7,148.57	-38.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK764,894	$3,964.93 MUR178,778.57	-33.9%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.19 ISK1,172	$2.23 MUR100.71	-75.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 ISK593	$2.18 MUR98.39	-53.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 ISK1,500	$5.84 MUR263.25	-50.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.46 ISK7,843	$35.23 MUR1,588.34	-42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 ISK1,831	$5.35 MUR241.07	-62.7%
Average			-56.9%

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pay 55.0% less for clothing

	Iceland	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.23 ISK14,194	$41.35 MUR1,864.29	-62.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.69 ISK7,617	$35.68 MUR1,608.59	-40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.00 ISK18,886	$72.89 MUR3,286.61	-50.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.49 ISK23,543	$61.84 MUR2,788.39	-66.5%
Average			-55.0%

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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: April 2025

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