Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 2.0 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$5.96
MUR274.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$5.31
MUR244.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.99
MUR45.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.55
MUR25.48
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.68
MUR31.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$5.85
MUR269.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$5.66
MUR260.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.02
MUR93.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.98
MUR137.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.82
MUR37.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.86
MUR39.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.92
MUR42.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$1.41
MUR65.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.58
MUR26.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.65
MUR30.02
|
|
pay 87.8% more for transportation
Asmara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$5.90
MUR272.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$21.67
MUR999.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,598,613.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$20.59
MUR949.18
|
|
pay 8.9% less for housing
Asmara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$36.24
MUR1,670.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$462.26
MUR21,314.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$375.59
MUR17,318.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$32.64
MUR1,505.16
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$221.74
MUR10,224.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$3,900.32
MUR179,843.98
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.38
MUR109.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$2.30
MUR106.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$6.50
MUR299.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$28.17
MUR1,298.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$5.42
MUR249.78
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$58.50
MUR2,697.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$44.49
MUR2,051.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$91.73
MUR4,229.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$75.84
MUR3,496.97
|
|
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