Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 20.7% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$7.20
DOP434.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
$6.54
DOP394.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
$0.97
DOP58.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$0.72
DOP43.77
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$1.52
DOP91.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
$3.28
DOP198.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
$4.35
DOP262.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
$1.69
DOP102.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
$2.22
DOP133.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
$1.07
DOP64.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
$0.35
DOP21.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
$0.97
DOP58.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
$0.66
DOP39.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
$0.66
DOP39.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
$0.90
DOP54.44
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
$4.64
DOP280.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
$56.13
DOP3,391.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,579,550.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
$22.92
DOP1,385.32
|
|
pay 37.7% more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
$36.09
DOP2,180.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
$624.27
DOP37,726.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
$355.68
DOP21,494.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
$49.67
DOP3,001.73
|
|
pay 35.4% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
$250.80
DOP15,156.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
$4,459.64
DOP269,510.93
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
$2.61
DOP157.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
$2.03
DOP122.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
$4.25
DOP256.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
$30.73
DOP1,856.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$5.58
DOP337.01
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
$46.15
DOP2,789.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
$46.61
DOP2,816.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
$80.84
DOP4,885.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
$88.22
DOP5,331.18
|
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