Cost of living comparison
Chile is 24.2% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Chile instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 68.0% more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR235.35
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.35
|
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.45
|
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.22
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR190.83
|
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR235.29
|
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.23
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR119.12
|
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.49
|
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.55
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.49
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.23
|
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.59
|
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.76
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR261.66
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,522.72
|
$33.34
CLF1.1900
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,412,713.89
|
$16,204.48
CLF579.4400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR936.30
|
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
|
pay 37.3% more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,390.08
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,615.10
|
$453.06
CLF16.2000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,299.14
|
$359.28
CLF12.8500
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,495.15
|
$78.13
CLF2.7900
|
|
pay 55.6% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,427.60
|
$313.82
CLF11.2200
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR185,756.85
|
$4,486.89
CLF160.4400
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR104.64
|
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR102.23
|
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR273.53
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,650.34
|
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,937.05
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,671.38
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,414.89
|
$61.62
CLF2.2000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,897.23
|
$78.35
CLF2.8000
|
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