Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 12.9% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 5.0% more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.11
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.65
|
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.26
|
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.05
|
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.91
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.01
|
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.82
|
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.81
|
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.77
|
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.68
|
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.76
|
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.94
|
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.61
|
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.09
|
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,267.78
|
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.29
|
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.46
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,754.17
|
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,405.97
|
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.32
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
|
pay 60.4% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,483.09
|
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,144.57
|
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.43
|
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR102.99
|
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.57
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,662.67
|
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.53
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,683.86
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,440.40
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,918.88
|
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
|
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