Mauritius vs Panama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritius Panama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$828
$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$3021
🏠 One person rent
$369
$692
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$1124
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$427
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.8
$60.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$855
💸 GDP per capita
$11613
$18686
😃 Human freedom index
7.66
8
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
79.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
51
33
🌐 English speaking %
16%
14%
🎓 Higher education
44
47
😀 Quality of life
55
57
🏙️ Population
1.26M
4.57M

The average cost of living in Mauritius ($828) is 35% less expensive than in Panama ($1276). Mauritius ranked 125th vs 53rd for Panama 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 0.7 months in Panama. Ranked 72nd and 69th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritius vs Panama

We calculate prices for Mauritius and Panama 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 Panama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$9.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.3
$43.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.88
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.74
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$519
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$796
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.4
$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$2556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1248
$1609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.31
$6.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.46
$6.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.7
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.9
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.15
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.5
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3857
$14883

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In Mauritius

City Cost of living Population
Port Louis
$874
149K
Curepipe
$846
77.5K
Quatre Bornes
$741
81.8K
Triolet
$871
23.4K
Goodlands
$855
20.7K
Centre de Flacq
$697
15.8K
Mahebourg
$825
15.8K
Bambous
$799
15.3K

In Panama

City Cost of living Population
Panama City
$1509
410K
Colon
$1175
242K
Tocumen
$1342
103K
Santiago de Veraguas
$1102
110K
La Chorrera
$965
68.9K
David
$921
82.9K
Chitre
$1130
60.5K
Pacora
$1339
52.5K
Penonome
$1131
21.7K
Balboa
$1360
10K