Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 23.0% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 27.5% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 17.9% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 12.3% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 68.6% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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