Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Apia, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Apia
|
Port Louis
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.96
MUR278.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$5.31
MUR248.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.99
MUR46.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.55
MUR25.85
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Apia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.68
MUR31.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.85
MUR273.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.66
MUR264.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.02
MUR94.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.98
MUR139.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
MUR38.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
MUR40.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
MUR43.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.41
MUR66.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
MUR27.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
MUR30.47
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Apia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.90
MUR276.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.67
MUR1,013.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,669.56
MUR1,622,134.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.59
MUR963.14
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Apia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$36.24
MUR1,695.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$462.26
MUR21,628.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$375.59
MUR17,573.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$32.64
MUR1,527.31
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Apia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$221.74
MUR10,374.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,900.32
MUR182,490.18
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Apia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.38
MUR111.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.30
MUR107.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.50
MUR304.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$28.17
MUR1,317.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.42
MUR253.46
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Apia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$58.50
MUR2,737.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$44.49
MUR2,081.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$91.73
MUR4,291.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.84
MUR3,548.42
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