Mauritius vs Rwanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritius Rwanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$781
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$341
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$579
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$282
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.4
$95.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$183
💸 GDP per capita
$11991
$1000
😃 Human freedom index
7.76
5.67
❤️ Life expectancy
73.4
67.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
48
58
🌐 English speaking %
16%
15%
🎓 Higher education
45
23
😀 Quality of life
62
33
🏙️ Population
1.25M
14.3M

The average cost of living in Mauritius ($781) is 2% more expensive than in Rwanda ($763). Mauritius ranked 134th vs 140th for Rwanda 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 Mauritius compared to 0.2 months in Rwanda. Ranked 67th and 148th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritius vs Rwanda

We calculate prices for Mauritius and Rwanda as a population-weighted mean of 8 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.

Mauritius Rwanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$2.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.97
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$2.58
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$807
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$562
$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
16.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1706
$12562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1203
$1086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$4.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.69
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.55
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.72
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.29
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.41
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.2
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.7
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5272
$8923

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Cities Comparison in Mauritius vs Rwanda

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$811
1.75M
Ruhengeri
$518
153K
Gisenyi
$395
53.6K
Byumba
$620
36.4K
Cyangugu
$517
27.4K
Nyanza
$544
25.4K
Kibuye
$507
12.3K
Butare
$409
19.9K