Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 20.2% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
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Moldova
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL115.19
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL120.19
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.04
|
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.17
|
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
|
pay 36.2% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.15
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL85.44
|
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL82.30
|
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL34.51
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL42.49
|
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.45
|
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.47
|
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.52
|
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.54
|
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.45
|
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.46
|
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL90.24
|
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL234.38
|
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL465,749.21
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL81.13
|
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL186.87
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,194.40
|
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,876.36
|
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,079.73
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
|
pay 40.7% less for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,666.91
|
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL94,821.89
|
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
|
pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.54
|
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL25.64
|
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.08
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL762.58
|
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL105.17
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Mauritius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,137.12
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL876.41
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,709.42
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,250.84
|
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
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