Cost of Living Comparison Between Curepipe and Kirkcaldy Cost of Living Comparison Between Curepipe and Kirkcaldy

🙂 Solo nomad: Curepipe is 56.4% cheaper than Kirkcaldy without rent, and 57.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Curepipe is 38.7% cheaper than Kirkcaldy without rent, and 52.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Curepipe
Kirkcaldy
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.20 MUR 151
$21.61 £16.16
-85.19%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$43.68 MUR 2,066
$80.7 £60.4
-45.89%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.50 MUR 213
$9.90 £7.41
-54.55%
Cappuccino
$2.55 MUR 121
$4.65 £3.48
-45.16%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.03 MUR 48.81
$2.10 £1.57
-50.95%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.56 MUR 26.34
$1.57 £1.17
-64.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.78 MUR 84.3
$6.23 £4.66
-71.43%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.67 MUR 126
$6.63 £4.96
-59.73%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Curepipe
Kirkcaldy
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.29 MUR 61.0
$1.33 £1.00
-3.01%
White Bread (500g)
$0.66 MUR 31.28
$1.37 £1.02
-51.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.34 MUR 63.2
$1.86 £1.39
-27.96%
Eggs
$2.23 MUR 106
$4.21 £3.15
-47.03%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.77 MUR 368
$9.00 £6.73
-13.67%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.11 MUR 289
$5.45 £4.08
12.11%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.88 MUR 420
$13.65 £10.21
-34.95%
Apples (1kg)
$2.01 MUR 94.8
$2.69 £2.01
-25.28%
Banana (1kg)
$1.80 MUR 84.9
$1.29 £0.96
39.53%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.43 MUR 67.8
$2.76 £2.07
-48.19%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.65 MUR 125
$4.11 £3.07
-35.52%
Potato (1kg)
$0.91 MUR 43.19
$1.10 £0.83
-17.27%
Onion (1kg)
$0.92 MUR 43.69
$1.38 £1.04
-33.33%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.84 MUR 39.85
$0.83 £0.62
1.20%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.57 MUR 27.03
$0.79 £0.59
-27.85%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.87 MUR 278
$16.38 £12.25
-64.16%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.81 MUR 322
$5.45 £4.08
24.95%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.73 MUR 81.7
$2.19 £1.64
-21.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.11 MUR 99.8
$2.39 £1.79
-11.72%
🚌 Getting Around
Curepipe
Kirkcaldy
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.89 MUR 42.23
$3.33 £2.49
-73.27%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$36.47 MUR 1,725
$88.2 £66.0
-58.65%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.37 MUR 159
$4.75 £3.55
-29.05%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.69 MUR 127
$1.33 £1.00
102.26%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.49 MUR 212
$34.35 £25.69
-86.93%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.42 MUR 66.9
$1.88 £1.41
-24.47%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.9K MUR 1.4M
$37.9K £28.4K
-23.65%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.4K MUR 1.3M
$40.9K £30.6K
-30.54%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Curepipe
Kirkcaldy
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$49.25 MUR 2,330
$258 £193
-80.93%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.33 MUR 867
$24.25 £18.14
-24.41%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.88 MUR 1,461
$45.23 £33.83
-31.73%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Curepipe
Kirkcaldy
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.75 MUR 839
$46.16 £34.53
-61.55%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$2.18 MUR 103
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.95 MUR 282
$8.96 £6.70
-33.59%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Curepipe
Kirkcaldy
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$156 MUR 7,378
$1,850 £1,384
-91.57%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,200 MUR 151.4K
$15.5K £11.6K
-79.37%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Curepipe
Kirkcaldy
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$41.66 MUR 1,970
$83.8 £62.7
-50.28%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$33.54 MUR 1,586
$41.00 £30.67
-18.20%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.1 MUR 3,602
$94.9 £71.0
-19.76%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$72.5 MUR 3,431
$120 £89.7
-39.49%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Curepipe
Kirkcaldy
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$505 MUR 23.9K
$1,221 £913
-58.61%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$363 MUR 17.2K
$999 £747
-63.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,037 MUR 49.0K
$2,068 £1,547
-49.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$688 MUR 32.5K
$1,722 £1,288
-60.07%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$749 MUR 35.4K
$4,762 £3,562
-84.28%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$632 MUR 29.9K
-
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💵 Salaries & Financials
Curepipe
Kirkcaldy
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$657 MUR 31.1K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.5
5.9
-6.78%

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Last update for Curepipe: March 3, 2026

Last update for Kirkcaldy: March 2, 2026

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