Cost of living comparison
Mauritius is 9.9% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Mauritius instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 37.4% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
|
pay 7.4% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
|
pay 20.2% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
|
pay 50.8% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
|
pay 38.6% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Mauritius
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
|
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