Cost of living comparison
Laos is 33.6% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Laos instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 24.3% less for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 33.6% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.22
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 92.5% more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.45
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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