Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 23.5% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Peru, you would:
pay 19.4% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 51.9% more for groceries
Peru
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
Peru
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 22.0% more for housing
Peru
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 7.9% less for childcare
Peru
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 39.2% more for clothing
Peru
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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