Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.2 times more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Norway instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$18.52
NOK205.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR235.35
|
$12.17
NOK134.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.35
|
$2.88
NOK31.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.45
|
$2.70
NOK29.92
|
|
pay 92.4% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.22
|
$3.03
NOK33.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR190.83
|
$5.10
NOK56.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR235.29
|
$7.41
NOK82.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.23
|
$3.71
NOK41.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR119.12
|
$5.92
NOK65.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.49
|
$1.32
NOK14.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.55
|
$0.98
NOK10.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.49
|
$1.29
NOK14.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.23
|
$1.82
NOK20.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.59
|
$0.96
NOK10.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.76
|
$1.05
NOK11.66
|
|
pay 40.8% more for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR261.66
|
$7.32
NOK81.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,522.72
|
$67.29
NOK745.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,412,713.89
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,212.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR936.30
|
$23.50
NOK260.19
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,390.08
|
$52.97
NOK586.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,615.10
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,406.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,299.14
|
$803.77
NOK8,899.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,495.15
|
$148.13
NOK1,640.22
|
|
pay 63.0% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,427.60
|
$272.16
NOK3,013.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR185,756.85
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,687.29
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR104.64
|
$8.83
NOK97.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR102.23
|
$4.64
NOK51.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR273.53
|
$13.25
NOK146.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,650.34
|
$43.21
NOK478.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$13.55
NOK150.07
|
|
pay 66.6% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,937.05
|
$87.77
NOK971.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,671.38
|
$40.11
NOK444.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,414.89
|
$100.53
NOK1,113.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,897.23
|
$126.05
NOK1,395.73
|
|
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