Cost of living comparison

Mauritius

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Poland vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 48.0% more expensive than Mauritius overall.

Restaurants: pay 96.8% more in Poland
Groceries: pay 0.2% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 16.4% less in Poland
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Poland
Childcare: pay 76.1% more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 32.5% more in Poland

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Poland are more expensive than in Mauritius. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Poland. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Poland.

Poland vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Poland instead of Mauritius, you would:

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pay 96.8% more for restaurants

	Mauritius	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.35 MUR242.46	$8.88 PLN34.54	+66.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 MUR227.82	$7.49 PLN29.15	+49.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 MUR40.02	$1.74 PLN6.77	+97.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MUR23.66	$1.43 PLN5.58	+174.6%
Average			+96.8%

Mauritius vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.2% less for groceries

	Mauritius	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 MUR31.18	$1.18 PLN4.61	+72.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 MUR184.72	$4.31 PLN16.76	+5.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.02 MUR227.75	$3.58 PLN13.94	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 MUR88.30	$2.93 PLN11.39	+50.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 MUR115.30	$2.70 PLN10.48	+6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 MUR42.10	$0.43 PLN1.67	-53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 MUR34.41	$0.71 PLN2.78	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MUR36.29	$0.76 PLN2.94	-5.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 MUR58.30	$1.09 PLN4.23	-15.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MUR21.87	$0.37 PLN1.43	-23.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 MUR23.00	$0.49 PLN1.90	-3.6%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 16.4% less for transportation

	Mauritius	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.58 MUR253.28	$6.07 PLN23.62	+8.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 MUR1,473.96	$28.33 PLN110.22	-12.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,153.98 MUR1,367,482.77	$30,111.92 PLN117,148.91	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.99 MUR906.32	$7.74 PLN30.11	-61.3%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Mauritius	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.67 MUR1,345.57	$14.40 PLN56.04	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$397.33 MUR18,019.10	$601.98 PLN2,341.96	+51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.21 MUR13,841.32	$478.28 PLN1,860.71	+56.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.91 MUR1,447.28	$184.01 PLN715.90	+476.6%
Average			+133.3%

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pay 76.1% more for childcare

	Mauritius	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.54 MUR7,189.79	$318.05 PLN1,237.35	+100.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,964.93 MUR179,809.44	$6,011.28 PLN23,386.59	+51.6%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mauritius	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 MUR101.29	$3.12 PLN12.14	+39.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.18 MUR98.95	$3.04 PLN11.84	+39.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 MUR264.77	$4.55 PLN17.69	-22.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.23 MUR1,597.50	$32.52 PLN126.53	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.35 MUR242.46	$6.47 PLN25.17	+21.0%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 32.5% more for clothing

	Mauritius	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.35 MUR1,875.04	$75.63 PLN294.24	+82.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.68 MUR1,617.86	$35.26 PLN137.16	-1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.89 MUR3,305.56	$78.29 PLN304.60	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.84 MUR2,804.47	$87.22 PLN339.34	+41.0%
Average			+32.5%

Mauritius vs. Poland - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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