Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 27.5% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Italy, you would:
pay 56.2% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Italy
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Italy
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
Italy
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 58.3% less for childcare
Italy
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
Italy
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
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