Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 32.6% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY201.54
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY33.91
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.47
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 79.7% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY20.29
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY119.87
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY121.91
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY55.91
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY83.70
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.33
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY21.38
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY14.87
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY15.87
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY8.94
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.48
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY153.75
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY277.11
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,511,530.93
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY186.42
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 45.4% more for housing
Ankara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY354.14
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY17,329.57
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY11,884.78
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,732.90
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY14,462.60
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY258,145.77
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 46.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY98.25
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY75.87
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.45
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,191.33
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY151.15
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 3.2% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,556.34
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,435.95
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,002.91
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,685.87
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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