Iceland vs Mauritius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Iceland Mauritius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3200
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6660
$1907
🏠 One person rent
$1957
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$2883
$579
🍽️ Food expenses
$907
$282
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.3
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4630
$600
💸 GDP per capita
$86041
$11991
😃 Human freedom index
8.76
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
48
🌐 English speaking %
98%
16%
🎓 Higher education
81
45
😀 Quality of life
94
62
🏙️ Population
387K
1.25M

The average cost of living in Iceland ($3200) is 310% more expensive than in Mauritius ($781). Iceland ranked 4th vs 134th for Mauritius in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Iceland compared to 0.8 months in Mauritius. Ranked 11th and 67th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Iceland vs Mauritius

We calculate prices for Iceland and Mauritius as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 8 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Iceland Mauritius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$27.8
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.3
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.6
$2.81
 Cappuccino
$5.87
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.21
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2048
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1758
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2583
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.83%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7289
$1706
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6333
$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.04
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$28.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.51
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.25
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.9
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.7
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$44.8
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.02
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.24
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.64
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.2
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.5
$27.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.2
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$139
$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$169
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$406
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30488
$5272

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In Iceland

City Cost of living Population
Reykjavik
$3322
139K
Kopavogur
$3219
40K
Hafnarfjorur
$3212
31.5K
Akureyri
$2974
20.1K
Keflavik
$2621
23.3K

In Mauritius

City Cost of living Population
Port Louis
$812
149K
Curepipe
$819
77.5K
Quatre Bornes
$697
81.8K
Triolet
$815
23.4K
Goodlands
$807
20.7K
Mahebourg
$796
15.8K
Centre de Flacq
$672
15.8K
Bambous
$749
15.3K