Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 29.1% cheaper than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.1% less in Mauritius
- Groceries
-
pay 17.4% less in Mauritius
- Transportation
-
pay 2.3% more in Mauritius
- Housing
-
pay 46.6% less in Mauritius
- Childcare
-
pay 52.5% less in Mauritius
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.8% less in Mauritius
- Clothing
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pay 18.3% less in Mauritius
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mauritius.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Spain, you would:
pay 58.1% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Mauritius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€11.86
|
$5.35
MUR243.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€7.88
|
$5.02
MUR228.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.82
|
$0.88
MUR40.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.35
|
$0.52
MUR23.72
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
Spain
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.11
|
$0.69
MUR31.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.45
|
$4.07
MUR185.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.56
|
$5.02
MUR228.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.27
|
$1.95
MUR88.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€2.88
|
$2.54
MUR115.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.85
|
$0.93
MUR42.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.69
|
$0.76
MUR34.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.80
MUR36.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.97
|
$1.29
MUR58.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.62
|
$0.48
MUR21.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.70
|
$0.51
MUR23.06
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
Spain
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.46
|
$5.58
MUR253.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€29.31
|
$32.50
MUR1,477.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€28,782.37
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,370,799.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€12.46
|
$19.99
MUR908.52
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
Spain
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€27.26
|
$29.67
MUR1,348.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€746.31
|
$397.33
MUR18,062.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€592.12
|
$305.21
MUR13,874.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€88.95
|
$31.91
MUR1,450.79
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Spain
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€330.20
|
$158.54
MUR7,207.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,289.81
|
$3,964.93
MUR180,245.59
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.43
|
$2.23
MUR101.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.69
|
$2.18
MUR99.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€4.84
|
$5.84
MUR265.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€36.67
|
$35.23
MUR1,601.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.39
|
$5.35
MUR243.05
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
Spain
|
Mauritius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€64.92
|
$41.35
MUR1,879.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€27.47
|
$35.68
MUR1,621.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€66.69
|
$72.89
MUR3,313.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€78.18
|
$61.84
MUR2,811.27
|
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