Cost of living comparison
Morocco is 21.4% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Morocco instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 25.0% less for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$3.35
MAD32.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$5.83
MAD57.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$0.55
MAD5.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$0.34
MAD3.33
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$0.41
MAD4.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$4.21
MAD41.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$2.99
MAD29.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$1.74
MAD17.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$2.25
MAD22.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$0.58
MAD5.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.50
MAD4.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$0.32
MAD3.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$0.33
MAD3.27
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.30
MAD2.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.30
MAD2.95
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$5.71
MAD56.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$16.31
MAD160.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.22
|
$25,346.37
MAD248,788.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$6.22
MAD61.06
|
|
pay 14.9% less for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$34.00
MAD333.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$265.25
MAD2,603.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$169.42
MAD1,662.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$31.94
MAD313.52
|
|
pay 27.9% less for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$98.82
MAD970.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.45
|
$3,115.97
MAD30,584.99
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$2.88
MAD28.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$1.55
MAD15.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$3.78
MAD37.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$22.33
MAD219.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$5.76
MAD56.52
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Morocco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$34.13
MAD334.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$36.92
MAD362.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$74.41
MAD730.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$64.10
MAD629.18
|
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