Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.1 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Washington instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
$3.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
$3.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
$4.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
$5.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
$0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
$2.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
$1.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 71.5% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
$3.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
$100.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
$24,190.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
$55.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
$2,358.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
$1,908.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
$127.27
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
$2,135.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
$23,775.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
$11.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
$93.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
$58.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
$34.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
$97.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
$164.61
|
|
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