Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 23.3% more expensive than Swaziland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.0% more in Mauritius
- Groceries
-
pay 34.9% more in Mauritius
- Transportation
-
pay 20.3% more in Mauritius
- Housing
-
pay 11.4% more in Mauritius
- Childcare
-
pay 1.2% more in Mauritius
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.7% more in Mauritius
- Clothing
-
pay 1.4% more in Mauritius
The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and clothing in Mauritius are more expensive than in Swaziland.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 45.0% more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL55.72
|
$5.35
MUR244.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.31
|
$5.02
MUR229.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.85
|
$0.88
MUR40.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL9.98
|
$0.52
MUR23.89
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.77
|
$0.69
MUR31.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL88.22
|
$4.07
MUR186.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL72.92
|
$5.02
MUR229.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL30.96
|
$1.95
MUR89.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.74
|
$2.54
MUR116.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.65
|
$0.93
MUR42.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.08
|
$0.76
MUR34.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.80
|
$0.80
MUR36.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.55
|
$1.29
MUR58.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.23
|
$0.48
MUR22.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.63
|
$0.51
MUR23.22
|
|
pay 20.3% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.10
|
$5.58
MUR255.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL541.76
|
$32.50
MUR1,487.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL309,576.21
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,380,449.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL469.45
|
$19.99
MUR914.91
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,046.66
|
$29.67
MUR1,358.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,127.68
|
$397.33
MUR18,189.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,353.74
|
$305.21
MUR13,972.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,078.46
|
$31.91
MUR1,461.00
|
|
pay 1.2% more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,330.15
|
$158.54
MUR7,257.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL91,487.57
|
$3,964.93
MUR181,514.36
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.54
|
$2.23
MUR102.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.65
|
$2.18
MUR99.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.44
|
$5.84
MUR267.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL515.96
|
$35.23
MUR1,612.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.07
|
$5.35
MUR244.76
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL947.73
|
$41.35
MUR1,892.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL429.97
|
$35.68
MUR1,633.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,341.50
|
$72.89
MUR3,336.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,463.95
|
$61.84
MUR2,831.06
|
|
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