Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 15.6% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 48.4% more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$8.86
BGN16.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR235.35
|
$7.63
BGN14.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.35
|
$1.19
BGN2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.45
|
$0.74
BGN1.38
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.22
|
$0.88
BGN1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR190.83
|
$4.65
BGN8.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR235.29
|
$6.10
BGN11.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.23
|
$2.94
BGN5.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR119.12
|
$3.15
BGN5.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.49
|
$0.68
BGN1.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.55
|
$0.84
BGN1.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.49
|
$0.73
BGN1.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.23
|
$0.97
BGN1.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.59
|
$0.47
BGN0.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.76
|
$0.49
BGN0.93
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR261.66
|
$5.44
BGN10.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,522.72
|
$22.97
BGN43.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,412,713.89
|
$29,917.67
BGN56,149.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR936.30
|
$6.49
BGN12.18
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,390.08
|
$12.17
BGN22.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,615.10
|
$301.56
BGN565.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,299.14
|
$232.85
BGN437.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,495.15
|
$77.06
BGN144.63
|
|
pay 80.2% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,427.60
|
$365.01
BGN685.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR185,756.85
|
$5,166.80
BGN9,697.01
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR104.64
|
$1.83
BGN3.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR102.23
|
$1.76
BGN3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR273.53
|
$3.23
BGN6.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,650.34
|
$28.54
BGN53.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$6.67
BGN12.51
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Bulgaria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,937.05
|
$44.59
BGN83.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,671.38
|
$28.98
BGN54.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,414.89
|
$75.86
BGN142.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,897.23
|
$76.78
BGN144.10
|
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