Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 39.9% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.05
|
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.63
|
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.20
|
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.32
|
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.26
|
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
|
pay 56.0% less for housing
Brussels
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.14
|
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€882.58
|
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.92
|
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.34
|
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
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