Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 8.1% cheaper than Georgetown.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 27.6% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
$5.96
MUR274.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
$5.31
MUR244.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
$0.99
MUR45.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
$0.55
MUR25.43
|
|
pay 18.6% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
$0.68
MUR31.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
$5.85
MUR269.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
$5.66
MUR260.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
$2.02
MUR93.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
$2.98
MUR137.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
$0.82
MUR37.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
$0.92
MUR42.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
$1.41
MUR65.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
$0.58
MUR26.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
$0.65
MUR29.97
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
$5.90
MUR271.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
$21.67
MUR997.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,595,815.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
$20.59
MUR947.52
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
Georgetown
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
$36.24
MUR1,668.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
$462.26
MUR21,277.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
$375.59
MUR17,288.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
$32.64
MUR1,502.53
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
Georgetown
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
$221.74
MUR10,206.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
$3,900.32
MUR179,529.19
|
|
pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
$2.38
MUR109.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
$2.30
MUR105.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
$6.50
MUR299.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
$28.17
MUR1,296.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
$5.42
MUR249.35
|
|
pay 36.8% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
$58.50
MUR2,692.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
$44.49
MUR2,047.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
$91.73
MUR4,222.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
$75.84
MUR3,490.85
|
|
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