Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 5.3% cheaper than Mauritius.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
$1.84
₫46,457
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
$0.55
₫13,870
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
$0.34
₫8,723
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
$6.02
₫152,208
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
$5.38
₫136,198
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
$1.52
₫38,382
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
$1.26
₫31,996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
$0.44
₫11,129
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
$0.63
₫16,044
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
$0.42
₫10,552
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
$0.49
₫12,491
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
$0.49
₫12,448
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
$3.48
₫88,017
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
$6.87
₫173,709
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.22
|
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
$5.70
₫144,158
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.45
|
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
$0.89
₫22,552
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
$1.56
₫39,559
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
$22.79
₫576,647
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
$3.60
₫91,034
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
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