Mauritius vs Uruguay - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritius Uruguay
🚶 Cost of living one person
$772
$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1870
$2934
🏠 One person rent
$353
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$566
$1090
💸 GDP per capita
$10256
$20795
😃 Human freedom index
7.61
7.96
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
75.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
51
73
🌐 English speaking %
16%
24%
🎓 Higher education
44
64
😀 Quality of life
60
66
🏙️ Population
1.26M
3.46M

The average cost of living in Mauritius ($772) is 36% less expensive than in Uruguay ($1202). Mauritius ranked 118th vs 51st for Uruguay 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 0.9 months in Uruguay. Ranked 62nd and 48th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritius vs Uruguay

We calculate prices for Mauritius and Uruguay as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 15 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 Uruguay
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.31
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.8
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$3.34
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$516
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$365
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.9
$81
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
7.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$814
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.55
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$3.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.9
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.8
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$7.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$4.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.37
$9.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.2
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3818
$7208

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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 Uruguay

City Cost of living Population
Montevideo
$1311
1.32M
Ciudad de la Costa
$1186
112K
Salto
$1047
125K
Maldonado
$989
86.8K
Paysandu
$894
76.4K
Melo
$785
51.8K
Rivera
$837
64.5K
Tacuarembo
$900
54.8K
Barros Blancos
$1187
31.7K
Mercedes
$1064
42K
Minas
$1186
38.4K
Durazno
$1101
34.4K
Florida
$1123
33.6K
Artigas
$957
40.7K
Punta del Este
$1672
9.28K