Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 3.6% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 54.0% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$6.89
Rs320
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$5.29
Rs246
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$0.98
Rs45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.61
Rs28
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
$5.95
Rs276
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
$5.34
Rs248
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$2.53
Rs118
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$0.87
Rs40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.97
Rs45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.81
Rs38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$1.16
Rs54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.63
Rs29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.64
Rs30
|
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pay 64.4% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
$5.69
Rs264
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
$22.05
Rs1,023
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
$26,460.86
Rs1,228,049
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
$20.95
Rs972
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
|
Beijing
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
$35.28
Rs1,637
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
$518.19
Rs24,049
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
$341.79
Rs15,862
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
$38.92
Rs1,806
|
|
pay 80.9% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
$203.60
Rs9,449
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
$4,630.65
Rs214,908
|
|
pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
$2.54
Rs118
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
$2.38
Rs110
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
$31.42
Rs1,458
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
$6.34
Rs294
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Port Louis
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
$61.01
Rs2,831
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
$51.45
Rs2,388
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
$99.23
Rs4,605
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
$82.32
Rs3,821
|
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