Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 94.2% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
$2.32
ISK325
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
$2.12
ISK298
|
|
pay 84.9% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
$5.98
ISK840
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
$5.33
ISK748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
$7.09
ISK996
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
$1.16
ISK163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
$0.98
ISK138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
$1.84
ISK258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
$0.51
ISK72
|
|
pay 79.8% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
|
pay 6.6% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
$4.15
ISK583
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
|
pay 64.1% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
|
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