Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 64.8% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
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Mauritius
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$11.31
€10.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 8.6% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
$4.01
€3.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
$5.18
€4.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
$6.10
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
$39.06
€37.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
$9.69
€9.19
|
|
pay 89.2% more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
$691.39
€655.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
$536.29
€508.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
$385.16
€365.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
$2.71
€2.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
$2.26
€2.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
$58.84
€55.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$5.48
€5.20
|
|
pay 84.1% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Montenegro
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
$163.37
€154.93
|
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