Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 37.9% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 42.0% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 45.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 45.1% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 31.6% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Mexico City are more expensive than in Mauritius. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Mauritius, you would:

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pay 51.1% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.35 MUR242.46	$9.93 MX$202.90	+85.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 MUR227.82	$7.45 MX$152.18	+48.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 MUR40.02	$1.08 MX$22.06	+22.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MUR23.66	$0.77 MX$15.79	+48.1%
Average			+51.1%

Mauritius vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.0% more for groceries

	Mauritius	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 MUR31.18	$2.45 MX$50.11	+256.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 MUR184.72	$4.87 MX$99.46	+19.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.02 MUR227.75	$5.51 MX$112.55	+9.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 MUR88.30	$2.18 MX$44.61	+12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 MUR115.30	$3.57 MX$72.97	+40.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 MUR42.10	$1.22 MX$24.97	+31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 MUR34.41	$0.67 MX$13.68	-11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MUR36.29	$0.80 MX$16.33	-0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 MUR58.30	$0.83 MX$16.91	-35.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MUR21.87	$0.85 MX$17.39	+76.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 MUR23.00	$0.83 MX$16.91	+63.2%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 45.7% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MUR253.28	$4.64 MX$94.77	-17.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 MUR1,473.96	$17.87 MX$365.22	-45.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,153.98 MUR1,367,482.77	$18,615.02 MX$380,442.57	-38.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.99 MUR906.32	$3.47 MX$71.02	-82.6%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 45.1% more for housing

	Mauritius	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.67 MUR1,345.57	$24.38 MX$498.25	-17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$397.33 MUR18,019.10	$893.52 MX$18,261.24	+124.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.21 MUR13,841.32	$544.24 MX$11,122.76	+78.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 MUR1,447.28	$30.31 MX$619.48	-5.0%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Mauritius	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.54 MUR7,189.79	$381.33 MX$7,793.31	+140.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,964.93 MUR179,809.44	$8,426.99 MX$172,225.75	+112.5%
Average			+126.5%

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pay 14.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 MUR101.29	$2.73 MX$55.80	+22.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.18 MUR98.95	$3.01 MX$61.44	+37.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 MUR264.77	$3.92 MX$80.15	-32.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.23 MUR1,597.50	$53.69 MX$1,097.23	+52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR242.46	$4.96 MX$101.45	-7.2%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 31.6% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.35 MUR1,875.04	$56.36 MX$1,151.76	+36.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.68 MUR1,617.86	$41.06 MX$839.14	+15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.89 MUR3,305.56	$91.99 MX$1,880.09	+26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.84 MUR2,804.47	$91.93 MX$1,878.80	+48.7%
Average			+31.6%

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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: April 2025

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