Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 2.5 times more expensive than Islamabad.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Islamabad, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Islamabad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.32
PKR1,197.58
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
PKR88.36
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
PKR63.14
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Islamabad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
PKR182.59
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.60
PKR719.56
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
PKR911.81
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.24
PKR343.55
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
PKR466.76
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
PKR137.75
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PKR106.93
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
PKR116.92
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR64.39
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
PKR44.63
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
PKR66.19
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Islamabad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
PKR1,069.43
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.40
PKR1,496.98
|
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,008.34
PKR4,989,920.59
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.12
PKR1,141.69
|
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Islamabad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.19
PKR4,762.27
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$165.35
PKR45,816.54
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.57
PKR27,590.10
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.07
PKR19,970.44
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Islamabad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$53.93
PKR14,944.77
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,305.75
PKR361,810.83
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
|
pay 79.1% more for entertainment and sports
Islamabad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
PKR548.89
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PKR508.32
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
PKR498.99
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.36
PKR5,642.45
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
PKR997.98
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Islamabad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.87
PKR4,951.54
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.09
PKR6,674.52
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.47
PKR20,079.44
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.96
PKR10,517.02
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
|
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