Cost of living comparison
Malaysia is 5.0% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Malaysia instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 27.5% less for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
|
pay 35.1% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
|
pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Malaysia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
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