Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 19.5% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Greece, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.74
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 1.6% more for groceries
Greece
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.62
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.79
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Greece
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.24
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€38.25
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,783.95
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.59
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 21.9% less for housing
Greece
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.44
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€490.90
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€377.02
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€165.46
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
Greece
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€325.41
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,177.24
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.92
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.62
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€43.17
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.28
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Greece
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.75
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€38.15
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€80.51
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€89.36
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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