Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 64.2% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$12.54
€12.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.11
|
$8.68
€8.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.65
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$1.77
€1.70
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$1.10
€1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.26
|
$5.07
€4.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.05
|
$4.04
€3.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.91
|
$2.47
€2.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.01
|
$3.50
€3.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.82
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.81
|
$0.62
€0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.77
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.68
|
$1.24
€1.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.76
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.94
|
$0.46
€0.44
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.61
|
$6.86
€6.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.09
|
$22.40
€21.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,267.78
|
$26,622.60
€25,525.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.29
|
$9.20
€8.82
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.46
|
$27.99
€26.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,754.17
|
$484.69
€464.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,405.97
|
$364.00
€348.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.32
|
$208.88
€200.27
|
|
pay 67.4% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,483.09
|
$230.59
€221.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,144.57
|
$7,509.99
€7,200.38
|
|
pay 46.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.43
|
$4.19
€4.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR102.99
|
$3.38
€3.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.57
|
$5.81
€5.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,662.67
|
$45.35
€43.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$8.77
€8.41
|
|
pay 53.2% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.53
|
$101.44
€97.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,683.86
|
$34.43
€33.01
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,440.40
|
$81.18
€77.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,918.88
|
$98.56
€94.50
|
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