Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 5.0 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.92
|
$5.96
MUR274.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.89
|
$5.31
MUR244.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.31
|
$0.99
MUR45.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$0.55
MUR25.43
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$0.68
MUR31.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.79
|
$5.85
MUR269.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.20
|
$5.66
MUR260.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.95
|
$2.02
MUR93.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.40
|
$2.98
MUR137.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.82
MUR37.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$0.92
MUR42.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$1.41
MUR65.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.94
|
$0.58
MUR26.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.65
MUR29.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.31
|
$5.90
MUR271.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.67
MUR997.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,943.70
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,595,815.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.83
|
$20.59
MUR947.52
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.79
|
$36.24
MUR1,668.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$462.26
MUR21,277.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$375.59
MUR17,288.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP533.14
|
$32.64
MUR1,502.53
|
|
pay 24.1 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.95
|
$221.74
MUR10,206.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.20
|
$3,900.32
MUR179,529.19
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.97
|
$2.38
MUR109.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.97
|
$2.30
MUR105.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.90
|
$6.50
MUR299.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.80
|
$28.17
MUR1,296.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.42
MUR249.35
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.96
|
$58.50
MUR2,692.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.90
|
$44.49
MUR2,047.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.80
|
$91.73
MUR4,222.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.72
|
$75.84
MUR3,490.85
|
|
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