Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 18.1% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 41.5% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$205.58
|
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$172.77
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$27.42
|
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$20.69
|
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
|
pay 15.8% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$54.33
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$84.65
|
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$119.25
|
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$54.40
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$70.77
|
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$26.73
|
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.83
|
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$15.98
|
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$15.71
|
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$18.34
|
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$15.73
|
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$108.06
|
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$586.91
|
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$462,003.63
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$352.72
|
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$671.60
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$12,163.19
|
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$8,613.32
|
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,114.30
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
|
pay 26.3% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,674.60
|
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$97,803.97
|
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.45
|
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$52.16
|
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$68.05
|
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$88.00
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$788.28
|
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$105.90
|
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,110.27
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$864.75
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,949.39
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,844.21
|
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
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