Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 32.5% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR272.84
|
$2.77
THB101.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.08
|
$5.55
THB203.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.50
|
$0.58
THB21.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.30
|
$0.31
THB11.56
|
|
pay 18.5% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.00
|
$1.62
THB59.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR267.88
|
$9.67
THB355.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.14
|
$6.60
THB242.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.60
|
$2.22
THB81.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.51
|
$1.30
THB47.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.58
|
$1.37
THB50.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.15
|
$0.70
THB25.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.19
|
$1.02
THB37.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.69
|
$0.78
THB28.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.44
|
$0.69
THB25.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.81
|
$0.61
THB22.58
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.26
|
$4.25
THB156.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR992.15
|
$36.06
THB1,325.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,587,447.71
|
$51,319.04
THB1,886,730.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR942.55
|
$10.52
THB386.69
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,659.25
|
$15.07
THB553.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,165.97
|
$608.65
THB22,376.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,197.35
|
$287.69
THB10,576.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,494.65
|
$70.06
THB2,575.64
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,153.05
|
$614.94
THB22,608.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,587.87
|
$12,311.97
THB452,646.23
|
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.14
|
$2.08
THB76.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.38
|
$2.37
THB87.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR297.65
|
$4.16
THB152.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,289.80
|
$57.72
THB2,121.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.04
|
$6.94
THB254.96
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,678.82
|
$53.87
THB1,980.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,037.22
|
$39.30
THB1,444.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,200.12
|
$101.75
THB3,740.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,472.54
|
$92.54
THB3,402.19
|
|
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