Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 17.7% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
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Maldives
|
Mauritius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
|
pay 8.0% more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Mauritius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
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