Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 35.2% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Mauritius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU709.65
|
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU396.90
|
$5.02
MUR235.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.14
|
$0.88
MUR41.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU56.93
|
$0.52
MUR24.45
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Mauritius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU96.58
|
$0.69
MUR32.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU264.02
|
$4.07
MUR190.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU165.00
|
$5.02
MUR235.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU149.09
|
$1.95
MUR91.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU163.23
|
$2.54
MUR119.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU49.85
|
$0.93
MUR43.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.53
|
$0.76
MUR35.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.11
|
$0.80
MUR37.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.33
|
$1.29
MUR60.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.62
|
$0.48
MUR22.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.01
|
$0.51
MUR23.76
|
|
pay 16.7% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU300.67
|
$5.58
MUR261.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,940.06
|
$32.50
MUR1,522.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,438,539.86
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,412,713.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU912.80
|
$19.99
MUR936.30
|
|
pay 38.2% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Mauritius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,627.96
|
$29.67
MUR1,390.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,748.53
|
$397.33
MUR18,615.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,954.45
|
$305.21
MUR14,299.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,894.80
|
$31.91
MUR1,495.15
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,508.45
|
$158.54
MUR7,427.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU304,733.54
|
$3,964.93
MUR185,756.85
|
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Mauritius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU139.56
|
$2.23
MUR104.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU161.77
|
$2.18
MUR102.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU207.62
|
$5.84
MUR273.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,176.51
|
$35.23
MUR1,650.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU406.39
|
$5.35
MUR250.48
|
|
pay 38.9% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Mauritius
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,653.04
|
$41.35
MUR1,937.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,986.17
|
$35.68
MUR1,671.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,325.63
|
$72.89
MUR3,414.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,287.21
|
$61.84
MUR2,897.23
|
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