Maldives vs Mauritius - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maldives Mauritius
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3343
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$878
$331
🏘️ Family rent
$1879
$659
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$55.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1111
$508
💸 GDP per capita
$12530
$11613
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
7.66
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
73.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
51
🌐 English speaking %
70%
16%
🎓 Higher education
12
44
😀 Quality of life
58
58
🏙️ Population
436K
1.26M

The average cost of living in Maldives ($1399) is 86% more expensive than in Mauritius ($753). Maldives ranked 39th vs 131st 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 0.8 months in Maldives compared to 0.7 months in Mauritius. Ranked 64th and 63rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Maldives vs Mauritius

We calculate prices for Maldives and Mauritius as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Maldives Mauritius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$4.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$2.16
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$920
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1995
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.7
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.65%
5.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$1670
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$1075
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$23.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.26
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.31
$6.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.6
$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$8.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3210
$3730

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$349

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Cities Comparison in Maldives vs Mauritius

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1304
133K
Hulhumale
$1651
50K

In Mauritius

City Cost of living Population
Port Louis
$812
149K
Curepipe
$712
77.5K
Quatre Bornes
$671
81.8K
Triolet
$808
23.4K
Goodlands
$796
20.7K
Centre de Flacq
$667
15.8K
Mahebourg
$785
15.8K
Bambous
$745
15.3K