Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 14.2% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 27.8% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 32.2% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 65.0% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
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