Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 55.4% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$10.09
€9.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$3.95
€3.63
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$23.92
€22.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.22
|
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$9.39
€8.63
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$454.70
€418.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$349.83
€321.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
|
pay 58.8% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$200.34
€184.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.45
|
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$45.53
€41.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$8.73
€8.03
|
|
pay 37.5% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$98.03
€90.15
|
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