Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 21.1% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.70
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.30
|
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.42
|
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.90
|
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.32
|
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.36
|
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.41
|
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.37
|
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.60
|
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
Latvia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€443.50
|
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€306.02
|
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€405.61
|
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.50
|
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.49
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€114.45
|
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
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