Cost of living comparison
Laos is 28.7% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Laos instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 27.4% less for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$1.90
LAK41,663
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR235.35
|
$4.20
LAK92,335
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.35
|
$0.69
LAK15,162
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.45
|
$0.49
LAK10,663
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.22
|
$1.00
LAK22,012
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR190.83
|
$13.03
LAK286,180
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR235.29
|
$6.40
LAK140,560
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.23
|
$2.06
LAK45,345
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR119.12
|
$2.07
LAK45,461
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.49
|
$0.75
LAK16,363
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.55
|
$0.74
LAK16,290
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.49
|
$0.96
LAK21,023
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.23
|
$1.29
LAK28,312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.59
|
$0.70
LAK15,264
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.76
|
$0.45
LAK9,928
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR261.66
|
$4.61
LAK101,139
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,522.72
|
$53.85
LAK1,182,601
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,412,713.89
|
$28,167.89
LAK618,566,851
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR936.30
|
$10.57
LAK232,195
|
|
pay 82.5% more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,390.08
|
$8.98
LAK197,277
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,615.10
|
$993.83
LAK21,824,462
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,299.14
|
$809.30
LAK17,772,307
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,495.15
|
$58.85
LAK1,292,247
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,427.60
|
$291.32
LAK6,397,488
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR185,756.85
|
$9,140.14
LAK200,717,568
|
|
pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR104.64
|
$1.11
LAK24,287
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR102.23
|
$1.62
LAK35,553
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR273.53
|
$1.78
LAK39,185
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,650.34
|
$66.31
LAK1,456,207
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$2.97
LAK65,265
|
|
pay 31.8% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,937.05
|
$78.60
LAK1,726,018
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,671.38
|
$61.45
LAK1,349,380
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,414.89
|
$65.22
LAK1,432,219
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,897.23
|
$46.67
LAK1,024,874
|
|
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