Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 59.0% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 19.3% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,534
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,050
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,294
|
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,035
|
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,288
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,119
|
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,307
|
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,421
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,709
|
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA2,994
|
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,483
|
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,558
|
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,573
|
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,319
|
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,717
|
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
|
pay 82.0% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA19,970
|
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,137,006
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,144
|
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
|
pay 93.3% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA272,391
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,127,802
|
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA303,279
|
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA167,786
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA418,540
|
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA52,684,620
|
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
|
pay 74.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,261
|
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,280
|
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,479
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA144,108
|
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,075
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 82.2% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,028
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,098
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA335,834
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA267,749
|
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
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