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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.78
|
$5.35
MUR249.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.61
|
$5.02
MUR234.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.70
|
$0.88
MUR41.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
$0.52
MUR24.32
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.69
|
$0.69
MUR32.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.11
|
$4.07
MUR189.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.54
|
$5.02
MUR234.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.43
|
$1.95
MUR90.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.09
|
$2.54
MUR118.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.82
|
$0.93
MUR43.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.24
|
$0.76
MUR35.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.86
|
$0.80
MUR37.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.88
|
$1.29
MUR59.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.63
|
$0.48
MUR22.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
$0.51
MUR23.64
|
|
pay 23.1% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.82
|
$5.58
MUR260.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR349.09
|
$32.50
MUR1,514.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR598,446.60
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,405,175.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.30
|
$19.99
MUR931.30
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,016.11
|
$29.67
MUR1,382.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,928.28
|
$397.33
MUR18,515.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,779.33
|
$305.21
MUR14,222.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,449.18
|
$31.91
MUR1,487.17
|
|
pay 8.0% more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,658.72
|
$158.54
MUR7,387.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,282.08
|
$3,964.93
MUR184,765.61
|
|
pay 38.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.31
|
$2.23
MUR104.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.87
|
$2.18
MUR101.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.72
|
$5.84
MUR272.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,103.39
|
$35.23
MUR1,641.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.16
|
$5.35
MUR249.14
|
|
pay 29.2% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Mauritius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR861.26
|
$41.35
MUR1,926.72
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR905.98
|
$35.68
MUR1,662.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,558.45
|
$72.89
MUR3,396.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,246.76
|
$61.84
MUR2,881.77
|
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