Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 3.3% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 51.1% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 22.9% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
Beirut
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 18.9% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 16.0% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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