Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

compared to

Mauritius

Mauritius vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 2.5 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.4% more in Mauritius
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Mauritius
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Mauritius
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Mauritius
Childcare: pay 7.1 times more in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.9% more in Mauritius
Clothing: pay 55.2% more in Mauritius

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

Mauritius vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 33.4% more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 LKR860.13	$5.35 MUR244.39	+86.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 LKR2,041.00	$5.02 MUR229.63	-26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LKR212.36	$0.88 MUR40.34	+24.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR105.69	$0.52 MUR23.85	+48.3%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Mauritius
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 LKR169.25	$0.69 MUR31.43	+22.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.21 LKR1,865.82	$4.07 MUR186.19	-34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 LKR1,895.74	$5.02 MUR229.56	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 LKR654.13	$1.95 MUR89.01	-10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 LKR688.52	$2.54 MUR116.22	+10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.04 LKR911.85	$0.93 MUR42.43	-69.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR133.19	$0.76 MUR34.68	+71.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.56 LKR769.57	$0.80 MUR36.58	-68.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 LKR149.98	$1.29 MUR58.76	+157.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 LKR144.78	$0.48 MUR22.04
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR132.95	$0.51 MUR23.19	+14.6%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 LKR1,452.23	$5.58 MUR255.29	+15.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.76 LKR3,231.58	$32.50 MUR1,485.66	+202.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,478.81 LKR9,754,510.74	$30,153.98 MUR1,378,338.38	-7.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.09 LKR927.20	$19.99 MUR913.52	+547.3%
Average			+189.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Mauritius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.80 LKR4,144.50	$29.67 MUR1,356.25	+115.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$163.33 LKR49,054.81	$397.33 MUR18,162.14	+143.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$123.34 LKR37,044.09	$305.21 MUR13,951.20	+147.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.68 LKR9,214.91	$31.91 MUR1,458.77	+4.0%
Average			+102.4%

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pay 7.1 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$26.94 LKR8,091.10	$158.54 MUR7,246.87	+488.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$475.05 LKR142,675.45	$3,964.93 MUR181,236.83	+734.6%
Average			+611.5%

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pay 34.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 LKR601.37	$2.23 MUR102.10	+11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.35 LKR705.69	$2.18 MUR99.74	-7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.91 LKR2,675.16	$5.84 MUR266.87	-34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.75 LKR4,431.32	$35.23 MUR1,610.18	+138.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.23 LKR969.47	$5.35 MUR244.39	+65.6%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 55.2% more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Mauritius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.58 LKR8,882.42	$41.35 MUR1,889.92	+39.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.20 LKR5,767.28	$35.68 MUR1,630.71	+85.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.72 LKR19,737.88	$72.89 MUR3,331.80	+10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.57 LKR10,081.63	$61.84 MUR2,826.73	+84.2%
Average			+55.2%

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