Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 9.8% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$2.26
THB76.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$5.53
THB187.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$0.63
THB21.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$0.35
THB11.82
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$1.38
THB46.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$7.97
THB269.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$6.00
THB202.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$1.92
THB64.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$1.07
THB36.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$1.19
THB40.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.48
THB16.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$0.79
THB26.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$0.63
THB21.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.64
THB21.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.45
THB15.39
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$4.25
THB143.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$22.11
THB747.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.22
|
$24,588.11
THB831,813.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$9.24
THB312.43
|
|
pay 5.8% less for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$15.82
THB535.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$393.06
THB13,297.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$209.24
THB7,078.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$48.32
THB1,634.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$329.15
THB11,135.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.45
|
$10,347.16
THB350,043.48
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$1.87
THB63.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$1.81
THB61.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$3.52
THB118.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$46.67
THB1,578.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$5.45
THB184.45
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$34.16
THB1,155.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$26.70
THB903.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$75.98
THB2,570.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$61.99
THB2,097.17
|
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