Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 20.4% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Athens, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$6.89
Rs319
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.29
Rs245
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$0.98
Rs45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.61
Rs28
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Athens
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$5.95
Rs276
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$5.34
Rs248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$2.53
Rs117
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.87
Rs40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.97
Rs45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.81
Rs38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.16
Rs54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.63
Rs29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.64
Rs30
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
Athens
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$5.69
Rs264
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$22.05
Rs1,022
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
$26,460.86
Rs1,226,461
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.69
|
$20.95
Rs971
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
Athens
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.74
|
$35.28
Rs1,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.50
|
$518.19
Rs24,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.84
|
$341.79
Rs15,842
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.10
|
$38.92
Rs1,804
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
Athens
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€456.34
|
$203.60
Rs9,437
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,396.34
|
$4,630.65
Rs214,631
|
|
pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.37
|
$2.54
Rs118
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$2.38
Rs110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.82
|
$31.42
Rs1,456
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.34
Rs294
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Athens
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.31
|
$61.01
Rs2,828
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.56
|
$51.45
Rs2,385
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.14
|
$99.23
Rs4,599
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.08
|
$82.32
Rs3,816
|
|
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