Mauritius vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritius Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$1593
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1889
$3677
🏠 One person rent
$352
$797
🏘️ Family rent
$667
$1505
🍽️ Food expenses
$282
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$753
💸 GDP per capita
$11417
$9191
😃 Human freedom index
7.61
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
73.5
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
51
18
🌐 English speaking %
16%
2%
🎓 Higher education
44
1
😀 Quality of life
58
27
🏙️ Population
1.26M
6.12M

The average cost of living in Mauritius ($762) is 52% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1593). Mauritius ranked 128th vs 30th for Turkmenistan 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 0.5 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 61st and 149th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritius vs Turkmenistan

We calculate prices for Mauritius and Turkmenistan as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 6 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 Turkmenistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.82
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$6.92
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$6.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$606
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$1477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$1311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.3
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.1
$75.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$85.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.93%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$780
$2988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$8.61
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$9.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$9.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$25.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$27.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$25.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$35.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$83.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$192
$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3914
$6589

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In Mauritius

City Cost of living Population
Port Louis
$826
149K
Curepipe
$701
77.5K
Quatre Bornes
$674
81.8K
Triolet
$804
23.4K
Goodlands
$796
20.7K
Centre de Flacq
$789
15.8K
Mahebourg
$777
15.8K
Bambous
$767
15.3K

In Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1616
1.03M
Turkmenabat
$1554
256K
Dasoguz
$1572
227K
Mary
$1531
126K
Anau
$1583
29.6K
Baherden
$1578
24.7K