Cost of living comparison
Spain is 66.1% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Spain instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$13.87
€13.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR235.35
|
$9.22
€8.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.35
|
$2.13
€2.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.45
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
pay 28.8% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.22
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR190.83
|
$6.37
€6.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR235.29
|
$4.16
€3.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.23
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR119.12
|
$3.36
€3.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.49
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.55
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.49
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.23
|
$1.13
€1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.59
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.76
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR261.66
|
$6.38
€6.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,522.72
|
$34.26
€32.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,412,713.89
|
$33,643.92
€32,294.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR936.30
|
$14.57
€13.98
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,390.08
|
$31.87
€30.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,615.10
|
$872.36
€837.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,299.14
|
$692.13
€664.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,495.15
|
$103.97
€99.80
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,427.60
|
$385.97
€370.48
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR185,756.85
|
$7,352.21
€7,057.21
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR104.64
|
$2.84
€2.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR102.23
|
$1.98
€1.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR273.53
|
$5.66
€5.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,650.34
|
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
$8.63
€8.29
|
|
pay 32.0% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,937.05
|
$75.89
€72.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,671.38
|
$32.12
€30.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,414.89
|
$77.96
€74.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,897.23
|
$91.38
€87.72
|
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