Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 22.6% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 45.0% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR274.28
|
$10.00
SVC87.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR244.36
|
$7.50
SVC65.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.74
|
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.43
|
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.17
|
$1.85
SVC16.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR269.29
|
$3.20
SVC28.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR260.51
|
$7.42
SVC64.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.09
|
$3.05
SVC26.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.23
|
$2.63
SVC23.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.78
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.41
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.03
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.58
|
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.97
|
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
|
pay 4.7% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR271.69
|
$4.05
SVC35.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR997.38
|
$25.00
SVC218.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,595,815.04
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,511.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR947.52
|
$29.00
SVC253.58
|
|
pay 77.2% more for housing
Port Louis
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,668.00
|
$42.14
SVC368.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,277.53
|
$842.86
SVC7,370.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,288.00
|
$635.71
SVC5,558.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,502.53
|
$78.66
SVC687.78
|
|
pay 3.8% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,206.57
|
$165.62
SVC1,448.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR179,529.19
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,098.34
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.71
|
$2.00
SVC17.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.93
|
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR299.22
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,296.60
|
$29.88
SVC261.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR249.35
|
$5.00
SVC43.72
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,692.94
|
$69.29
SVC605.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,047.96
|
$54.86
SVC479.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,222.26
|
$99.29
SVC868.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,490.85
|
$104.43
SVC913.14
|
|
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