Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 30.5% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.9% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 20.5% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 4.5% more in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 44.3% more in Lebanon

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and childcare in Lebanon are more expensive than in Mauritius. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Lebanon. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Mauritius, you would:

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pay 69.9% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.35 MUR243.05	$7.00 LBP627,200	+30.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 MUR228.37	$7.64 LBP684,454	+52.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 MUR40.12	$1.59 LBP142,400	+80.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MUR23.72	$1.13 LBP101,248	+116.6%
Average			+69.9%

Mauritius vs. Lebanon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.5% less for groceries

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 MUR31.26	$0.62 LBP55,810	-9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 MUR185.17	$4.15 LBP372,213	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.02 MUR228.31	$5.55 LBP497,671	+10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 MUR88.52	$2.17 LBP193,986	+11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 MUR115.58	$3.28 LBP293,773	+29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 MUR42.20	$0.57 LBP51,310	-38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 MUR34.49	$0.40 LBP36,065	-47.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MUR36.38	$0.31 LBP27,878	-61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 MUR58.44	$0.44 LBP39,863	-65.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MUR21.92	$0.32 LBP28,382	-34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 MUR23.06	$0.39 LBP35,228	-22.5%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MUR253.89	$3.49 LBP312,763	-37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 MUR1,477.54	$75.00 LBP6,720,000	+130.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,153.98 MUR1,370,799.83	$26,250.00 LBP2,352,000,000	-12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.99 MUR908.52	$12.75 LBP1,142,400	-36.2%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.67 MUR1,348.84	$31.88 LBP2,856,000	+7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$397.33 MUR18,062.81	$494.12 LBP44,272,941	+24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.21 MUR13,874.90	$254.69 LBP22,820,000	-16.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 MUR1,450.79	$161.18 LBP14,441,997	+405.1%
Average			+105.1%

Mauritius vs. Lebanon - Cost of housing

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pay 4.5% more for childcare

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.54 MUR7,207.23	$209.17 LBP18,741,333	+31.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,964.93 MUR180,245.59	$3,055.56 LBP273,777,778	-22.9%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 MUR101.54	$3.00 LBP268,800	+34.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.18 MUR99.19	$1.90 LBP170,240	-12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 MUR265.41	$2.00 LBP179,200	-65.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.23 MUR1,601.37	$39.42 LBP3,531,733	+11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR243.05	$6.75 LBP604,800	+26.3%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 44.3% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.35 MUR1,879.58	$56.56 LBP5,068,000	+36.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.68 MUR1,621.79	$57.86 LBP5,184,000	+62.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.89 MUR3,313.58	$93.23 LBP8,353,333	+27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.84 MUR2,811.27	$92.86 LBP8,320,000	+50.2%
Average			+44.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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