Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 99.1% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Syria, you would:
pay 24.7% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$5.55
MUR254.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$5.02
MUR230.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$0.93
MUR42.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.53
MUR24.29
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$0.59
MUR26.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$4.70
MUR215.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$4.93
MUR225.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$1.92
MUR88.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$2.45
MUR112.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$0.79
MUR36.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.73
MUR33.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$0.86
MUR39.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$1.21
MUR55.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.49
MUR22.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.56
MUR25.65
|
|
pay 90.9% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$5.61
MUR257.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$29.60
MUR1,357.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$30,264.09
MUR1,387,911.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$19.16
MUR878.72
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
|
Syria
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$29.67
MUR1,360.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$406.98
MUR18,663.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$296.33
MUR13,589.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$30.89
MUR1,416.57
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$153.14
MUR7,022.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$3,906.27
MUR179,141.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$2.12
MUR97.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$2.25
MUR103.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$5.76
MUR263.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$36.38
MUR1,668.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$5.43
MUR248.85
|
|
pay 64.0% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$43.97
MUR2,016.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$35.68
MUR1,636.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$74.77
MUR3,429.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$61.79
MUR2,833.53
|
|
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