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Mauritius vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 50.7% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.9% more in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 58.6% more in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 78.6% more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 31.5% more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 26.1% more in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 4.8% more in Mauritius

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, housing, childcare, and restaurants in Mauritius are more expensive than in Paraguay. Notably, entertainment and sports and transportation are significantly more expensive in Mauritius.

Mauritius vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Paraguay, you would:

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pay 24.9% more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PYG25,902	$5.35 MUR250.37	+62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 PYG34,758	$5.02 MUR235.25	+14.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PYG6,317	$0.88 MUR41.33	+10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 PYG3,658	$0.52 MUR24.44	+12.5%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 58.6% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 PYG5,034	$0.69 MUR32.20	+7.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.72 PYG21,418	$4.07 MUR190.75	+50.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.00 PYG23,672	$5.02 MUR235.19	+67.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 PYG13,173	$1.95 MUR91.19	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 PYG10,160	$2.54 MUR119.06	+97.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 PYG6,496	$0.93 MUR43.47	+12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,554	$0.76 MUR35.53	+134.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PYG2,940	$0.80 MUR37.48	+114.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 PYG5,033	$1.29 MUR60.20	+101.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PYG3,305	$0.48 MUR22.58	+15.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG3,134	$0.51 MUR23.75	+27.6%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 78.6% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG27,669	$5.58 MUR261.54	+59.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG200,529	$32.50 MUR1,522.07	+27.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG117,309,618	$30,153.98 MUR1,412,110.69	+102.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG70,185	$19.99 MUR935.90	+124.6%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 31.5% more for housing

	Paraguay	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.38 PYG129,193	$29.67 MUR1,389.48	+81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.08 PYG2,682,079	$397.33 MUR18,607.15	+16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.33 PYG2,060,995	$305.21 MUR14,293.04	+16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.63 PYG225,821	$31.91 MUR1,494.51	+11.5%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 26.1% more for childcare

	Paraguay	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.10 PYG1,026,041	$158.54 MUR7,424.43	+21.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,042.69 PYG23,996,668	$3,964.93 MUR185,677.53	+30.3%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 PYG8,021	$2.23 MUR104.60	+119.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 PYG13,051	$2.18 MUR102.18	+31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.06 PYG8,355	$5.84 MUR273.41	+451.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.68 PYG202,535	$35.23 MUR1,649.63	+37.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 PYG37,599	$5.35 MUR250.37	+12.1%
Average			+130.4%

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

	Paraguay	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG399,053	$41.35 MUR1,936.23	-18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG248,656	$35.68 MUR1,670.66	+13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG559,811	$72.89 MUR3,413.44	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG401,059	$61.84 MUR2,896.00	+21.6%
Average			+4.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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