Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 40.9% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$5.02
MUR237.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.88
MUR41.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$4.07
MUR192.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$5.02
MUR237.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$1.95
MUR91.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$2.54
MUR120.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$0.93
MUR43.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$0.76
MUR35.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$0.80
MUR37.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.29
MUR60.68
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$0.48
MUR22.76
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.51
MUR23.94
|
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pay 2.7% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$5.58
MUR263.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$32.50
MUR1,534.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,267.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$19.99
MUR943.29
|
|
pay 33.0% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.67
MUR1,400.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$397.33
MUR18,754.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$305.21
MUR14,405.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$31.91
MUR1,506.32
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$158.54
MUR7,483.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,964.93
MUR187,144.57
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$2.23
MUR105.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$2.18
MUR102.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$5.84
MUR275.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$35.23
MUR1,662.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.35
MUR1,951.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.68
MUR1,683.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$72.89
MUR3,440.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$61.84
MUR2,918.88
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