Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 0.4% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 39.7% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD791
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD128
|
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD441
|
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD537
|
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD325
|
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
|
pay 54.1% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD691
|
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD789
|
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD225
|
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD186
|
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD502
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 25.5% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
|
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