Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 2.8 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.25
E£155.73
|
$6.89
Rs319
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
E£202.46
|
$5.29
Rs245
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£12.16
|
$0.98
Rs45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
E£7.01
|
$0.61
Rs28
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
E£28.01
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.73
E£83.03
|
$5.95
Rs276
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
E£164.56
|
$5.34
Rs248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
E£70.04
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
E£115.35
|
$2.53
Rs117
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
E£25.13
|
$0.87
Rs40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
E£11.34
|
$0.97
Rs45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
E£7.56
|
$0.81
Rs38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.50
|
$1.16
Rs54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
E£7.20
|
$0.63
Rs29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.81
|
$0.64
Rs30
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.24
E£59.24
|
$5.69
Rs264
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.39
E£545.07
|
$22.05
Rs1,022
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,600.33
E£1,273,132.15
|
$26,460.86
Rs1,226,461
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.37
E£65.41
|
$20.95
Rs971
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.42
E£690.38
|
$35.28
Rs1,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$173.02
E£8,281.20
|
$518.19
Rs24,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.76
E£4,822.35
|
$341.79
Rs15,842
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.76
E£897.88
|
$38.92
Rs1,804
|
|
pay 83.8% more for childcare
Cairo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.41
E£5,428.11
|
$203.60
Rs9,437
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,460.81
E£117,778.27
|
$4,630.65
Rs214,631
|
|
pay 90.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
E£77.87
|
$2.54
Rs118
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
E£82.04
|
$2.38
Rs110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
E£85.65
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.91
E£953.00
|
$31.42
Rs1,456
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.90
E£186.88
|
$6.34
Rs294
|
|
pay 51.7% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.38
E£1,837.07
|
$61.01
Rs2,828
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.15
E£1,730.41
|
$51.45
Rs2,385
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.16
E£4,219.39
|
$99.23
Rs4,599
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.66
E£2,042.01
|
$82.32
Rs3,816
|
|
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