Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

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Mauritius vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 44.8% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% more in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 39.2% more in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 38.5% more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 33.4% less in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.5% more in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 18.1% less in Mauritius

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Mauritius are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Mauritius. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mauritius.

Mauritius vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.1% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS502.97	$5.35 MUR242.46	-7.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS492.91	$5.02 MUR227.82	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS58.64	$0.88 MUR40.02	+30.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.73	$0.52 MUR23.66	+57.5%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 39.2% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.43	$0.69 MUR31.18	+43.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS445.63	$4.07 MUR184.72	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS281.44	$5.02 MUR227.75	+54.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS152.37	$1.95 MUR88.30	+10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS209.38	$2.54 MUR115.30	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS40.87	$0.93 MUR42.10	+96.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS73.76	$0.76 MUR34.41	-10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS81.83	$0.80 MUR36.29	-15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.25	$1.29 MUR58.30	+42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.72	$0.48 MUR21.87	+112.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS20.82	$0.51 MUR23.00	+111.3%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS251.87	$5.58 MUR253.28	+92.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS653.86	$32.50 MUR1,473.96	+331.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,420,179.12	$30,153.98 MUR1,367,482.77	-23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS362.14	$19.99 MUR906.32	+378.5%
Average			+194.6%

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pay 38.5% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,044.58	$29.67 MUR1,345.57	+146.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,160.77	$397.33 MUR18,019.10	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,614.98	$305.21 MUR13,841.32	-13.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,010.79	$31.91 MUR1,447.28	+37.6%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 33.4% less for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS19,956.63	$158.54 MUR7,189.79	-31.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS534,880.81	$3,964.93 MUR179,809.44	-35.7%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 75.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS100.59	$2.23 MUR101.29	+92.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS178.27	$2.18 MUR98.95	+6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS135.30	$5.84 MUR264.77	+274.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,729.07	$35.23 MUR1,597.50	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS377.23	$5.35 MUR242.46	+22.9%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,520.77	$41.35 MUR1,875.04	+1.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,369.88	$35.68 MUR1,617.86	-8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,007.69	$72.89 MUR3,305.56	-29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,382.79	$61.84 MUR2,804.47	-36.0%
Average			-18.1%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Mauritius - Cost of clothing

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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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