Cost of living comparison

 Tonga
compared to
 Mauritius
Mauritius vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Mauritius is 2.3 times more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants
pay 58.4% less in Mauritius
Groceries
pay 35.1% less in Mauritius
Transportation
pay 79.8% more in Mauritius
Housing
pay 77.2% less in Mauritius
Childcare
pay 8.4 times more in Mauritius
Entertainment and Sports
pay 35.6% less in Mauritius
Clothing
pay 4.4 times more in Mauritius

The cost of childcare, clothing, and transportation in Mauritius are more expensive than in Tonga. Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Mauritius. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Mauritius.

Mauritius vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mauritius instead of Tonga, you would:

pay 58.4% less for restaurants

 
Tonga
Mauritius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.40
TOP20.23
$5.35
MUR244.76
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.50
TOP25.29
$5.02
MUR229.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
TOP6.41
$0.88
MUR40.40

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pay 35.1% less for groceries

 
Tonga
Mauritius
Bread
1 loaf
$1.05
TOP2.53
$0.69
MUR31.48
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.55
TOP10.96
$4.07
MUR186.47
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
TOP14.42
$5.02
MUR229.91

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pay 79.8% more for transportation

 
Tonga
Mauritius
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.57
TOP13.40
$5.58
MUR255.68
Monthly public transit pass $42.01
TOP101.15
$32.50
MUR1,487.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,881.34
TOP14,160.85
$30,153.98
MUR1,380,449.01

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pay 77.2% less for housing

 
Tonga
Mauritius
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$126.03
TOP303.45
$29.67
MUR1,358.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $397.33
MUR18,189.95
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $305.21
MUR13,972.57

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pay 8.4 times more for childcare

 
Tonga
Mauritius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $159.64
TOP384.37
$158.54
MUR7,257.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $252.06
TOP606.89
$3,964.93
MUR181,514.36

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pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tonga
Mauritius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
TOP8.09
$2.23
MUR102.25
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.94
TOP7.08
$2.18
MUR99.89
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.29
TOP24.78
$5.84
MUR267.28

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pay 4.4 times more for clothing

 
Tonga
Mauritius
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$4.20
TOP10.11
$41.35
MUR1,892.81
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$17.85
TOP42.99
$35.68
MUR1,633.20
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$21.00
TOP50.57
$72.89
MUR3,336.90

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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