Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 30.5% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 69.9% more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.11
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.65
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.26
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.05
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.91
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.01
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.82
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.81
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.77
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.68
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.76
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.94
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.61
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.09
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,267.78
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.29
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.46
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,754.17
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,405.97
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.32
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 4.5% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,483.09
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,144.57
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.43
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR102.99
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.57
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,662.67
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 44.3% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.53
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,683.86
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,440.40
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,918.88
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
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