Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.1 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
$17.09
£13.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
$1.84
£1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
$3.60
£2.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
$4.68
£3.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
$3.16
£2.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 79.5% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
$7.31
£5.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
$91.63
£73.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
$25,486.21
£20,314.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
$16.30
£12.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
$37.72
£30.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
$1,053.04
£839.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
$836.18
£666.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
$183.29
£146.10
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
$1,186.33
£945.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
$16,551.73
£13,192.83
|
|
pay 82.5% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
$3.59
£2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
$41.78
£33.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
$11.97
£9.54
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
$73.74
£58.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
$38.00
£30.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
$79.51
£63.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
$80.83
£64.43
|
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