Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 37.6% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Austria, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.22
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.77
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.10
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Austria
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.63
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.37
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Austria
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.04
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.04
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.27
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
Austria
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€808.53
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€635.84
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
Austria
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€435.64
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.26
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.14
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.77
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Austria
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.26
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
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