Mauritius vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritius North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$772
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1870
$1593
🏠 One person rent
$353
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.7
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$566
$549
💸 GDP per capita
$10256
$6591
😃 Human freedom index
7.61
7.64
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
74.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
51
42
🌐 English speaking %
16%
5%
🎓 Higher education
44
66
😀 Quality of life
60
54
🏙️ Population
1.26M
1.84M

The average cost of living in Mauritius ($772) is 15% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($671). Mauritius ranked 118th vs 139th for North Macedonia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mauritius compared to 0.8 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 62nd and 76th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritius vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Mauritius and North Macedonia as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 10 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 North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.9
$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$1552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$814
$1160
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$5.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$5.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.37
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$3.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3818
$2729

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In Mauritius

City Cost of living Population
Port Louis
$829
149K
Quatre Bornes
$666
81.8K
Curepipe
$770
77.5K
Triolet
$784
23.4K
Goodlands
$776
20.7K
Centre de Flacq
$751
15.8K
Mahebourg
$852
15.8K
Bambous
$718
15.3K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$760
527K
Tetovo
$570
142K
Bitola
$692
74.6K
Ohrid
$626
55.7K
Prilep
$534
66.2K
Kumanovo
$563
70.8K
Veles
$531
43.7K
Stip
$602
43.7K
Kavadarci
$576
32K
Strumica
$581
33.8K