Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.0% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
$2.08
THB77.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
$0.67
THB24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
$0.35
THB13.10
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
$7.99
THB295.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
$6.46
THB239.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
$1.07
THB39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
$1.20
THB44.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
$0.50
THB18.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
$0.79
THB29.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
$0.59
THB21.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
$0.62
THB22.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
$0.46
THB17.02
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
$4.57
THB169.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
$24.32
THB900.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
$9.68
THB358.43
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
|
pay 89.2% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
$1.90
THB70.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
$1.94
THB71.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
$5.63
THB208.51
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
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