Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 5.7% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 64.5% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.79
|
$5.96
MUR278.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.58
|
$5.31
MUR248.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.24
|
$0.99
MUR46.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.54
|
$0.55
MUR25.85
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.35
|
$0.68
MUR31.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB354.80
|
$5.85
MUR273.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.07
|
$5.66
MUR264.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.48
|
$2.02
MUR94.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.83
|
$2.98
MUR139.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.24
|
$0.82
MUR38.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.78
|
$0.86
MUR40.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.44
|
$0.92
MUR43.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.44
|
$1.41
MUR66.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.40
|
$0.58
MUR27.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.53
|
$0.65
MUR30.47
|
|
pay 15.6% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.86
|
$5.90
MUR276.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,323.26
|
$21.67
MUR1,013.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,883,098.83
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,622,134.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB385.95
|
$20.59
MUR963.14
|
|
pay 23.4% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB552.82
|
$36.24
MUR1,695.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,333.73
|
$462.26
MUR21,628.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,556.60
|
$375.59
MUR17,573.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,570.68
|
$32.64
MUR1,527.31
|
|
pay 66.1% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,564.68
|
$221.74
MUR10,374.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB451,774.84
|
$3,900.32
MUR182,490.18
|
|
pay 1.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.34
|
$2.38
MUR111.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.87
|
$2.30
MUR107.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.68
|
$6.50
MUR304.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,117.84
|
$28.17
MUR1,317.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.47
|
$5.42
MUR253.46
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,976.78
|
$58.50
MUR2,737.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,442.04
|
$44.49
MUR2,081.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,733.55
|
$91.73
MUR4,291.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,395.64
|
$75.84
MUR3,548.42
|
|
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