Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 14.2% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 20.2% more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$6.91
TRY243.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.11
|
$6.91
TRY243.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.65
|
$1.17
TRY41.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$0.42
TRY14.89
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$1.02
TRY35.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.26
|
$4.97
TRY174.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.05
|
$3.15
TRY110.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.91
|
$1.40
TRY49.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.01
|
$2.40
TRY84.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.82
|
$0.37
TRY13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.81
|
$0.87
TRY30.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.77
|
$0.42
TRY14.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.68
|
$0.51
TRY17.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.76
|
$0.25
TRY8.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.94
|
$0.21
TRY7.49
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.61
|
$4.40
TRY154.83
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.09
|
$19.27
TRY678.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,267.78
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,577,358.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.29
|
$6.29
TRY221.47
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.46
|
$11.31
TRY397.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,754.17
|
$442.81
TRY15,584.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,405.97
|
$336.49
TRY11,842.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.32
|
$44.46
TRY1,564.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,483.09
|
$408.60
TRY14,380.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,144.57
|
$6,892.93
TRY242,587.60
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.43
|
$2.54
TRY89.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR102.99
|
$2.62
TRY92.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.57
|
$1.91
TRY67.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,662.67
|
$36.34
TRY1,278.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$5.10
TRY179.52
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.53
|
$42.74
TRY1,504.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,683.86
|
$40.74
TRY1,433.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,440.40
|
$88.38
TRY3,110.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,918.88
|
$74.39
TRY2,618.03
|
|
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