Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 45.2% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Paris, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.50
|
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
|
pay 39.2% less for groceries
Paris
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€8.99
|
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.94
|
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Paris
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.60
|
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.68
|
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,440.32
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.31
|
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
Paris
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.24
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,334.41
|
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€962.89
|
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.41
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
Paris
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.11
|
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,757.38
|
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.13
|
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.71
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.43
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Paris
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.48
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.96
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.78
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€132.88
|
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
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