Mauritius vs New Zealand - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritius New Zealand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$787
$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1913
$4074
🏠 One person rent
$344
$1058
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1643
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$508
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$3019
💸 GDP per capita
$11991
$49205
😃 Human freedom index
7.76
9.02
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
83
👮 Corruption perceptions index
48
81
🌐 English speaking %
16.4%
97.2%
🎓 Higher education
45
91
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
1.25M
5.29M

The average cost of living in Mauritius ($787) is 57% less expensive than in New Zealand ($1823). Mauritius ranked 136th vs 24th for New Zealand in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mauritius compared to 1.7 months in New Zealand. Ranked 66th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritius vs New Zealand

We calculate prices for Mauritius and New Zealand as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 31 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.

Mauritius New Zealand
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.26
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.8
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$6.62
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1029
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$886
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$1416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.9
$92
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.6
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
5.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1977
$6151
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$4176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$6.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.45
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.65
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.17
$24.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.51
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.61
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.4
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$137
$937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6107
$17500

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Cities Comparison in Mauritius vs New Zealand

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mauritius

City Cost of living Population
Port Louis
$802
149K
Curepipe
$871
77.5K
Quatre Bornes
$688
81.8K
Triolet
$819
23.4K
Goodlands
$810
20.7K
Mahebourg
$820
15.8K
Bambous
$747
15.3K
Centre de Flacq
$665
15.8K

In New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$2100
1.47M
Christchurch
$1705
383K
Wellington
$2003
216K
Hamilton
$1424
177K
Tauranga
$1660
151K
Lower Hutt
$1869
103K
Dunedin
$1507
106K
Rotorua
$1259
58.5K
Palmerston North
$1395
81.5K
Napier
$1653
66.3K
Hibiscus Coast
$1745
59.8K
Porirua
$1803
59.6K
New Plymouth
$1261
57.6K
Gisborne
$1647
37K
Invercargill
$1282
50.2K
Upper Hutt
$1751
44.3K
Whangarei
$1239
54.4K
Nelson
$1469
51.1K
Whanganui
$1400
42.2K
Queenstown
$2232
29K
Paraparaumu
$1709
30.1K
Timaru
$1800
28.7K
Pukekohe
$1530
26.5K
Hastings
$1503
49K
Taupo
$1475
25.4K
Blenheim
$1248
28.2K
Masterton
$1440
21.4K
Wanaka
$1567
8.9K
Avarua
$1075
4.8K
Manukau
$1553
4.12K