Mauritius vs Vanuatu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mauritius Vanuatu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$2536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1889
$4931
🏠 One person rent
$352
$1764
🏘️ Family rent
$667
$2692
🍽️ Food expenses
$282
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$557
💸 GDP per capita
$11417
$3367
😃 Human freedom index
7.61
6.7
❤️ Life expectancy
73.5
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
51
48
🌐 English speaking %
16%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
44
1
😀 Quality of life
58
44
🏙️ Population
1.26M
300K

The average cost of living in Mauritius ($762) is 70% less expensive than in Vanuatu ($2536). Mauritius ranked 128th vs 9th for Vanuatu 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 0.2 months in Vanuatu. Ranked 61st and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mauritius vs Vanuatu

We calculate prices for Mauritius and Vanuatu as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 2 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 Vanuatu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.82
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$4.85
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$382
$1881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$1510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$680
$3189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$572
$2298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.3
$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.3
$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.93%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1122
$3472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$780
$2087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$8.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$5.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.65
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$9.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.5
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$42.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$192
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3914
$6311

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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 Vanuatu

City Cost of living Population
Port Vila
$2349
49K
Luganville
$3054
17.7K