Mauritius vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritius Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$753
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1909
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$331
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.7
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$508
$58.9
💸 GDP per capita
$11613
$1052
😃 Human freedom index
7.66
3.1
❤️ Life expectancy
73.5
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
51
12
🌐 English speaking %
16%
4%
🎓 Higher education
44
38
😀 Quality of life
58
9
🏙️ Population
1.26M
23.9M

The average cost of living in Mauritius ($753) is 44% more expensive than in Syria ($522). Mauritius ranked 131st vs 178th for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 63rd and 191st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritius vs Syria

We calculate prices for Mauritius and Syria 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.89
$3.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$160
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$96.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$677
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$558
$212
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.6
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.71%
15.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1670
$1272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1075
$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.7
$9.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$3.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$9.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.74
$5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.91
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26
$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.44
$2.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$3.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$65.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$145
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3730
$1960

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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

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$638
2.69M
Aleppo
$509
2M
Homs
$456
775K
Latakia
$386
700K
Hama
$417
697K
Raqqa
$462
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$468
272K
Al-Hasakah
$449
188K
Qamishli
$457
184K
Idlib
$489
165K