Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 8.9% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 8.0% less for restaurants
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Namibia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD144.19
|
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD76.70
|
$5.02
MUR235.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.11
|
$0.88
MUR41.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
$0.52
MUR24.45
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD15.88
|
$0.69
MUR32.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD60.46
|
$4.07
MUR190.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD92.75
|
$5.02
MUR235.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD46.51
|
$1.95
MUR91.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.24
|
$2.54
MUR119.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.40
|
$0.93
MUR43.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD13.89
|
$0.76
MUR35.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD12.92
|
$0.80
MUR37.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.08
|
$1.29
MUR60.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.58
|
$0.48
MUR22.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD16.91
|
$0.51
MUR23.76
|
|
pay 71.7% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD86.50
|
$5.58
MUR261.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD617.94
|
$32.50
MUR1,522.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD283,221.39
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,412,713.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD128.74
|
$19.99
MUR936.30
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
|
Namibia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,158.50
|
$29.67
MUR1,390.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,199.12
|
$397.33
MUR18,615.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD5,949.36
|
$305.21
MUR14,299.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD933.13
|
$31.91
MUR1,495.15
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,072.52
|
$158.54
MUR7,427.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,135.64
|
$3,964.93
MUR185,756.85
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.03
|
$2.23
MUR104.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD32.73
|
$2.18
MUR102.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD53.81
|
$5.84
MUR273.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD629.44
|
$35.23
MUR1,650.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD88.83
|
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD679.73
|
$41.35
MUR1,937.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD488.94
|
$35.68
MUR1,671.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,270.21
|
$72.89
MUR3,414.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,261.62
|
$61.84
MUR2,897.23
|
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