Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.3 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Austria instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$15.38
€14.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
$10.63
€10.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
$3.11
€2.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$2.40
€2.28
|
|
pay 84.5% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$2.51
€2.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
$8.15
€7.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
$5.62
€5.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
$4.05
€3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
$6.06
€5.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
$1.15
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
$1.88
€1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
Mauritius
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
$6.30
€5.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
$48.89
€46.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
$26,790.93
€25,407.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
$20.20
€19.16
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
$36.05
€34.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
$834.31
€791.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
$704.76
€668.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
$275.88
€261.64
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Mauritius
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
$436.40
€413.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
$14,173.71
€13,441.81
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
$4.65
€4.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
$3.63
€3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
$6.56
€6.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
$45.89
€43.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$12.58
€11.93
|
|
pay 60.5% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
$85.11
€80.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
$43.90
€41.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
$88.16
€83.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
$118.74
€112.61
|
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