Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 2.7 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP202.90
|
$5.96
MUR272.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP202.90
|
$5.31
MUR243.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.84
|
$0.99
MUR45.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.82
|
$0.55
MUR25.30
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.48
|
$0.68
MUR31.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP79.89
|
$5.85
MUR267.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP169.80
|
$5.66
MUR259.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP68.56
|
$2.02
MUR92.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP101.50
|
$2.98
MUR136.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.36
|
$0.82
MUR37.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.37
|
$0.86
MUR39.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.27
|
$0.92
MUR42.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.31
|
$1.41
MUR64.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.05
|
$0.58
MUR26.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.47
|
$0.65
MUR29.81
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP45.61
|
$5.90
MUR270.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP304.35
|
$21.67
MUR992.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,623,191.33
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,587,447.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP136.96
|
$20.59
MUR942.55
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP369.45
|
$36.24
MUR1,659.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,236.77
|
$462.26
MUR21,165.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,579.72
|
$375.59
MUR17,197.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP681.52
|
$32.64
MUR1,494.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,710.64
|
$221.74
MUR10,153.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP82,174.06
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,587.87
|
|
pay 98.5% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP83.70
|
$2.38
MUR109.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP71.30
|
$2.30
MUR105.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP83.70
|
$6.50
MUR297.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP810.42
|
$28.17
MUR1,289.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP152.17
|
$5.42
MUR248.04
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,636.54
|
$58.50
MUR2,678.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP1,983.62
|
$44.49
MUR2,037.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,273.56
|
$91.73
MUR4,200.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,377.72
|
$75.84
MUR3,472.54
|
|
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