Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 21.6% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$3.66
MAD36.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.11
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.65
|
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
pay 33.4% less for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.26
|
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.05
|
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.91
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.01
|
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.82
|
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.81
|
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.77
|
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.68
|
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.76
|
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.94
|
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.61
|
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.09
|
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,267.78
|
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.29
|
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.46
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,754.17
|
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,405.97
|
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.32
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,483.09
|
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,144.57
|
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Morocco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.43
|
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR102.99
|
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.57
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,662.67
|
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.53
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,683.86
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,440.40
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,918.88
|
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
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