Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 37.1% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Canada, you would:
pay 57.1% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.39
|
$5.96
MUR273.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.56
|
$5.31
MUR243.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
$0.99
MUR45.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.25
|
$0.55
MUR25.39
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
Canada
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.40
|
$0.68
MUR31.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.37
|
$5.85
MUR268.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.78
|
$5.66
MUR260.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.56
|
$2.02
MUR92.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.18
|
$2.98
MUR136.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.50
|
$0.82
MUR37.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
$0.86
MUR39.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
$0.92
MUR42.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.43
|
$1.41
MUR64.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
$0.58
MUR26.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
$0.65
MUR29.92
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Canada
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$5.97
|
$5.90
MUR271.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$92.53
|
$21.67
MUR995.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$33,977.09
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,593,066.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.78
|
$20.59
MUR945.88
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
Canada
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.27
|
$36.24
MUR1,665.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,696.71
|
$462.26
MUR21,240.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,555.56
|
$375.59
MUR17,258.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$162.57
|
$32.64
MUR1,499.94
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,010.00
|
$221.74
MUR10,188.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,583.33
|
$3,900.32
MUR179,219.94
|
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.19
|
$2.38
MUR109.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.84
|
$2.30
MUR105.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.64
|
$6.50
MUR298.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.49
|
$28.17
MUR1,294.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.28
|
$5.42
MUR248.92
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Canada
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$74.96
|
$58.50
MUR2,688.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$53.99
|
$44.49
MUR2,044.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$117.49
|
$91.73
MUR4,214.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$140.89
|
$75.84
MUR3,484.83
|
|
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