Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Mauritius

Mauritius vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 53.6% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.4% more in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 60.6% more in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 19.2% less in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.1% more in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 9.5% less in Mauritius

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Mauritius are more expensive than in Russia. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Mauritius. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Mauritius.

Mauritius vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.4% more for restaurants

	Russia	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 RUB549.71	$5.35 MUR242.46	-17.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.14 RUB349.87	$5.02 MUR227.82	+21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 RUB67.37	$0.88 MUR40.02	+10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 RUB32.46	$0.52 MUR23.66	+35.7%
Average			+12.4%

Russia vs. Mauritius - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.6% more for groceries

	Russia	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$0.47 RUB39.57	$0.69 MUR31.18	+46.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 RUB313.74	$4.07 MUR184.72	+9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07 RUB259.44	$5.02 MUR227.75	+63.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.21 RUB102.26	$1.95 MUR88.30	+60.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.66 RUB139.84	$2.54 MUR115.30	+53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 RUB45.74	$0.93 MUR42.10	+71.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 RUB46.56	$0.76 MUR34.41	+37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 RUB60.26	$0.80 MUR36.29	+12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RUB74.84	$1.29 MUR58.30	+45.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RUB18.27	$0.48 MUR21.87	+122.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.59	$0.51 MUR23.00	+143.5%
Average			+60.6%

Russia vs. Mauritius - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Russia	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.12 RUB178.90	$5.58 MUR253.28	+163.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.67 RUB1,491.81	$32.50 MUR1,473.96	+84.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,642.44 RUB2,249,785.69	$30,153.98 MUR1,367,482.77	+13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.15 RUB350.45	$19.99 MUR906.32	+381.5%
Average			+160.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Russia	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.97 RUB504.50	$29.67 MUR1,345.57	+396.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.49 RUB25,712.55	$397.33 MUR18,019.10	+30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.86 RUB17,805.43	$305.21 MUR13,841.32	+44.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.94 RUB5,483.65	$31.91 MUR1,447.28	-50.9%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 19.2% less for childcare

	Russia	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.09 RUB16,052.11	$158.54 MUR7,189.79	-16.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,074.52 RUB428,511.20	$3,964.93 MUR179,809.44	-21.9%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 65.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 RUB120.14	$2.23 MUR101.29	+57.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 RUB141.08	$2.18 MUR98.95	+30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 RUB177.14	$5.84 MUR264.77	+178.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.15 RUB2,377.46	$35.23 MUR1,597.50	+25.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 RUB335.52	$5.35 MUR242.46	+34.6%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 9.5% less for clothing

	Russia	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.85 RUB4,378.28	$41.35 MUR1,875.04	-20.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.92 RUB2,864.45	$35.68 MUR1,617.86	+5.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.53 RUB6,462.21	$72.89 MUR3,305.56	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.61 RUB6,384.92	$61.84 MUR2,804.47	-18.2%
Average			-9.5%

Russia vs. Mauritius - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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