Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 82.9% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 71.7% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 11.5% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 88.2% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 47.9% more in Costa Rica

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Mauritius. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Mauritius, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.35 MUR242.19	$9.75 CRC4,861.38	+82.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 MUR227.57	$9.08 CRC4,529.24	+80.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 MUR39.98	$2.01 CRC1,002.75	+127.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MUR23.64	$1.49 CRC743.89	+185.8%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 71.7% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 MUR31.15	$2.53 CRC1,262.89	+268.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 MUR184.52	$3.76 CRC1,876.61	-7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.02 MUR227.50	$6.98 CRC3,479.13	+38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 MUR88.21	$3.21 CRC1,602.04	+65.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 MUR115.17	$3.97 CRC1,980.43	+56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 MUR42.05	$1.79 CRC892.43	+92.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 MUR34.37	$0.62 CRC307.67	-18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MUR36.25	$1.22 CRC606.66	+52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 MUR58.23	$1.22 CRC609.28	-5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MUR21.84	$1.09 CRC545.77	+126.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 MUR22.98	$1.11 CRC555.45	+119.6%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 11.5% more for transportation

	Mauritius	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MUR253.00	$5.63 CRC2,806.40	+0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 MUR1,472.34	$49.00 CRC24,437.54	+50.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,153.98 MUR1,365,975.04	$35,063.37 CRC17,487,364.97	+16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.99 MUR905.32	$15.62 CRC7,791.37	-21.8%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 88.2% more for housing

	Mauritius	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.67 MUR1,344.09	$48.50 CRC24,188.91	+63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$397.33 MUR17,999.23	$778.04 CRC388,035.38	+95.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.21 MUR13,826.06	$547.50 CRC273,059.59	+79.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 MUR1,445.69	$68.26 CRC34,042.58	+113.9%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Mauritius	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.54 MUR7,181.86	$519.07 CRC258,877.67	+227.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,964.93 MUR179,611.19	$10,987.74 CRC5,479,982.83	+177.1%
Average			+202.2%

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pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 MUR101.18	$2.73 CRC1,360.13	+22.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.18 MUR98.85	$3.65 CRC1,822.50	+67.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 MUR264.48	$4.58 CRC2,285.36	-21.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.23 MUR1,595.74	$59.46 CRC29,655.13	+68.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR242.19	$8.63 CRC4,302.05	+61.3%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 47.9% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.35 MUR1,872.97	$65.32 CRC32,579.25	+58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.68 MUR1,616.08	$44.54 CRC22,213.88	+24.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.89 MUR3,301.91	$110.39 CRC55,053.23	+51.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.84 MUR2,801.38	$97.22 CRC48,485.54	+57.2%
Average			+47.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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