Cost of living comparison
Spain is 35.6% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Spain instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 93.8% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
$12.45
€11.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
$8.47
€7.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 2.8% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
$5.73
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
$2.35
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
$6.67
€6.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
$24,357.72
€22,752.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
$14.14
€13.21
|
|
pay 72.8% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
$40.62
€37.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
$697.48
€651.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
$570.67
€533.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
$106.79
€99.75
|
|
pay 63.7% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
$342.46
€319.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
$7,368.05
€6,882.54
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
$43.33
€40.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
$8.42
€7.86
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
$73.58
€68.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
$33.02
€30.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
$74.35
€69.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
$91.35
€85.33
|
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