Cost of living comparison
Timor-Leste is 80.4% more expensive than Mauritius overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 94.7% more in Timor-Leste
- Groceries
-
pay 49.1% more in Timor-Leste
- Transportation
-
pay 44.1% more in Timor-Leste
- Housing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Timor-Leste
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in Timor-Leste
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 22.4% more in Timor-Leste
- Clothing
-
pay 18.1% more in Timor-Leste
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Timor-Leste are more expensive than in Mauritius. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Timor-Leste.
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 94.7% more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR242.19
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR227.57
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR39.98
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR23.64
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 49.1% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.15
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR184.52
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR227.50
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR88.21
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR115.17
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR42.05
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR34.37
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR36.25
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR58.23
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR21.84
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR22.98
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 44.1% more for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR253.00
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,472.34
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,365,975.04
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR905.32
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,344.09
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR17,999.23
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR13,826.06
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,445.69
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,181.86
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR179,611.19
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR101.18
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR98.85
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR264.48
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,595.74
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR242.19
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Timor-Leste
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,872.97
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,616.08
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,301.91
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,801.38
|
$55.00
|
|
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