Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 30.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 69.0% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 29.0% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 48.5% more for housing
Thailand
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 45.2% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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