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Port Louis vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Port Louis is 2.4% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% more in Port Louis
Groceries: pay 9.3% less in Port Louis
Transportation: pay 34.0% more in Port Louis
Housing: pay 2.1% more in Port Louis
Childcare: pay 68.8% less in Port Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% less in Port Louis
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Port Louis

The cost of restaurants, transportation, clothing, and housing in Port Louis are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Port Louis.

Port Louis vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Louis instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 56.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Port Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$6.60 MUR304.55	+112.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$7.15 MUR329.93	+15.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$0.99 MUR45.68	+25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$0.58 MUR26.83	+74.3%
Average			+56.8%

Bangkok vs. Port Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.3% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Port Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$0.75 MUR34.77	-47.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$4.34 MUR200.50	-48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$6.04 MUR279.09	-16.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$2.46 MUR113.45	+7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$2.64 MUR122.03	+91.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$0.92 MUR42.36	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.90 MUR41.44	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$0.67 MUR30.85	-34.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$1.22 MUR56.18	+42.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$0.47 MUR21.49	-35.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$0.47 MUR21.49	-28.3%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 34.0% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Port Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$5.42 MUR250.09	+15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	$22.25 MUR1,027.35	-40.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$35,729.99 MUR1,649,653.55	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$30.78 MUR1,421.24	+164.8%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 2.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Port Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$33.57 MUR1,549.78	+98.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$368.29 MUR17,004.12	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$318.82 MUR14,719.99	-1.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$38.67 MUR1,785.51	-43.7%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 68.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Port Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$159.41 MUR7,359.99	-73.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$4,837.29 MUR223,337.71	-63.8%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Port Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$2.20 MUR101.52	-21.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$2.61 MUR120.55	+2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$6.60 MUR304.55	+50.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$24.55 MUR1,133.61	-51.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$6.05 MUR279.17	-25.0%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Port Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$74.21 MUR3,426.20	+26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$49.47 MUR2,284.14	+30.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$107.19 MUR4,948.96	+2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$78.06 MUR3,603.86	-14.7%
Average			+11.1%

Bangkok vs. Port Louis - Cost of clothing

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