Cost of living comparison
Malta is 83.5% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Malta instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$15.58
€14.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.11
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.65
|
$2.16
€2.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$1.54
€1.48
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.26
|
$4.39
€4.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.05
|
$4.49
€4.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.91
|
$3.20
€3.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.01
|
$3.56
€3.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.82
|
$1.28
€1.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.81
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.77
|
$1.02
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.68
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.76
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.94
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 0.4% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.61
|
$5.42
€5.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.09
|
$23.63
€22.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,267.78
|
$26,001.46
€24,929.50
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.29
|
$28.45
€27.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.46
|
$31.01
€29.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,754.17
|
$947.36
€908.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,405.97
|
$804.74
€771.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.32
|
$69.35
€66.49
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,483.09
|
$587.45
€563.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,144.57
|
$8,655.79
€8,298.93
|
|
pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.43
|
$3.44
€3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR102.99
|
$2.38
€2.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.57
|
$5.93
€5.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,662.67
|
$56.85
€54.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$9.86
€9.45
|
|
pay 50.3% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Malta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.53
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,683.86
|
$36.50
€34.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,440.40
|
$88.33
€84.69
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,918.88
|
$99.58
€95.48
|
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