Cost of living comparison

 Mauritius
compared to
 Rwanda
Rwanda vs. Mauritius Cost of Living Summary
Rwanda vs. Mauritius Cost Breakdown

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

pay 6.2% less for restaurants

 
Mauritius
Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.35
MUR240.32
$3.26
RWF4,690
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.02
MUR225.81
$6.16
RWF8,858
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.88
MUR39.67
$0.89
RWF1,285

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pay 18.2% less for groceries

 
Mauritius
Rwanda
Bread
1 loaf
$0.69
MUR30.91
$1.01
RWF1,450
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.07
MUR183.09
$2.26
RWF3,245
Milk (1 gallon) $5.02
MUR225.75
$2.66
RWF3,817

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pay 28.4% less for transportation

 
Mauritius
Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.58
MUR251.04
$4.48
RWF6,437
Monthly public transit pass $32.50
MUR1,460.96
$24.66
RWF35,434
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,153.98
MUR1,355,421.21
$20,668.41
RWF29,702,033

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pay 1.3% less for housing

 
Mauritius
Rwanda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.67
MUR1,333.70
$26.20
RWF37,649
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $397.33
MUR17,860.17
$489.52
RWF703,469
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $305.21
MUR13,719.24
$271.95
RWF390,816

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pay 68.2% more for childcare

 
Mauritius
Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $158.54
MUR7,126.38
$149.39
RWF214,688
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,964.93
MUR178,223.47
$9,609.00
RWF13,808,840

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pay 30.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mauritius
Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.23
MUR100.40
$1.09
RWF1,563
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.18
MUR98.08
$2.22
RWF3,184
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.84
MUR262.43
$2.36
RWF3,387

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pay 52.9% less for clothing

 
Mauritius
Rwanda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.35
MUR1,858.50
$16.68
RWF23,970
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.68
MUR1,603.59
$21.76
RWF31,265
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$72.89
MUR3,276.40
$26.59
RWF38,213

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