Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Mauritius

Mauritius vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 31.9% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.4% less in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 47.4% less in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 11.4% more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.6% less in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 37.4% more in Mauritius

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

Mauritius vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.4% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.25 LRD1,649.93	$5.35 MUR244.76	-35.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,199.91	$5.02 MUR229.98	-54.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 LRD374.98	$0.88 MUR40.40	-52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 LRD499.98	$0.52 MUR23.89	-79.1%
Average			-55.4%

Liberia vs. Mauritius - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.4% less for groceries

	Liberia	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 LRD330.68	$0.69 MUR31.48	-58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,181.03	$4.07 MUR186.47	-31.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 LRD1,216.60	$5.02 MUR229.91	-17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 LRD725.57	$1.95 MUR89.14	-46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48 LRD895.25	$2.54 MUR116.40	-43.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD148.47	$0.93 MUR42.50	+25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.58 LRD515.70	$0.76 MUR34.73	-70.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95 LRD790.69	$0.80 MUR36.64	-79.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 LRD636.05	$1.29 MUR58.85	-59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD205.97	$0.48 MUR22.08	-53.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.88 LRD774.97	$0.51 MUR23.22	-86.9%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Liberia	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 LRD806.25	$5.58 MUR255.68	+38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,999.83	$32.50 MUR1,487.94	+62.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,069.87 LRD1,013,932.27	$30,153.98 MUR1,380,449.01	+494.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,538.28	$19.99 MUR914.91	+57.5%
Average			+163.3%

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pay 11.4% more for housing

	Liberia	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD18,649.20	$29.67 MUR1,358.33	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD133,327.76	$397.33 MUR18,189.95	-40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.00 LRD17,999.25	$305.21 MUR13,972.57	+239.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.46 LRD41,689.67	$31.91 MUR1,461.00	-84.7%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.33 LRD14,865.52	$158.54 MUR7,257.96	+113.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,500.00 LRD299,987.47	$3,964.93 MUR181,514.36	+164.3%
Average			+138.8%

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pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 LRD499.98	$2.23 MUR102.25	-10.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 LRD624.97	$2.18 MUR99.89	-30.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD999.96	$5.84 MUR267.28	+16.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD15,249.36	$35.23 MUR1,612.65	-53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,949.87	$5.35 MUR244.76	-45.2%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 37.4% more for clothing

	Liberia	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,682.33	$41.35 MUR1,892.81	+124.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,749.72	$35.68 MUR1,633.20	+5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD11,249.53	$72.89 MUR3,336.90	+29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD13,749.43	$61.84 MUR2,831.06	-10.1%
Average			+37.4%

Liberia 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: March 2025

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