Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 2.4 times more expensive than India overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Mauritius
- Groceries
-
pay 2.3 times more in Mauritius
- Transportation
-
pay 3.4 times more in Mauritius
- Housing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Mauritius
- Childcare
-
pay 2.7 times more in Mauritius
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 62.2% more in Mauritius
- Clothing
-
pay 71.7% more in Mauritius
The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Mauritius are more expensive than in India. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Mauritius.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of India, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
India
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹205.87
|
$5.35
MUR254.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹334.75
|
$5.02
MUR238.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.98
|
$0.88
MUR41.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.25
|
$0.52
MUR24.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
India
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹39.51
|
$0.69
MUR32.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹217.74
|
$4.07
MUR193.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹219.55
|
$5.02
MUR238.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹80.56
|
$1.95
MUR92.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹117.17
|
$2.54
MUR120.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹75.78
|
$0.93
MUR44.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.82
|
$0.76
MUR36.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.84
|
$0.80
MUR38.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.70
|
$1.29
MUR61.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹14.02
|
$0.48
MUR22.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹16.09
|
$0.51
MUR24.12
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
India
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹395.98
|
$5.58
MUR265.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹868.35
|
$32.50
MUR1,545.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,160,142.49
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,433,821.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹252.07
|
$19.99
MUR950.29
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
India
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹633.46
|
$29.67
MUR1,410.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,841.40
|
$397.33
MUR18,893.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,748.16
|
$305.21
MUR14,512.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,570.54
|
$31.91
MUR1,517.49
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
India
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,780.07
|
$158.54
MUR7,538.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹134,282.71
|
$3,964.93
MUR188,532.29
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹157.48
|
$2.23
MUR106.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹136.08
|
$2.18
MUR103.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹307.96
|
$5.84
MUR277.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,314.97
|
$35.23
MUR1,675.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹287.54
|
$5.35
MUR254.22
|
|
pay 71.7% more for clothing
India
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,060.55
|
$41.35
MUR1,966.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,175.45
|
$35.68
MUR1,696.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,569.66
|
$72.89
MUR3,465.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,668.99
|
$61.84
MUR2,940.52
|
|
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