Cost of living comparison
Italy is 88.4% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Italy instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$16.15
€15.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.11
|
$10.06
€9.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.65
|
$2.55
€2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.26
|
$6.83
€6.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.05
|
$5.53
€5.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.91
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.01
|
$5.05
€4.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.82
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.81
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.77
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.68
|
$1.31
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.76
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.94
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.61
|
$7.22
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.09
|
$38.81
€37.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,267.78
|
$28,223.13
€27,059.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.29
|
$19.13
€18.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.46
|
$28.87
€27.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,754.17
|
$656.19
€629.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,405.97
|
$511.91
€490.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.32
|
$150.39
€144.19
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,483.09
|
$508.72
€487.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,144.57
|
$9,465.55
€9,075.31
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.43
|
$5.01
€4.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR102.99
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.57
|
$6.20
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,662.67
|
$52.12
€49.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$9.39
€9.00
|
|
pay 47.3% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.53
|
$78.41
€75.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,683.86
|
$33.87
€32.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,440.40
|
$86.07
€82.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,918.88
|
$115.43
€110.67
|
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