Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 49.1% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 64.1% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.84
|
$6.89
Rs319
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.32
|
$5.29
Rs245
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.14
|
$0.98
Rs45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.26
|
$0.61
Rs28
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.51
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.83
|
$5.95
Rs276
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.92
|
$5.34
Rs248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.28
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.55
|
$2.53
Rs117
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.25
|
$0.87
Rs40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$0.97
Rs45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.44
|
$0.81
Rs38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.78
|
$1.16
Rs54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.79
|
$0.63
Rs29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.47
|
$0.64
Rs30
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.35
|
$5.69
Rs264
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$153.17
|
$22.05
Rs1,022
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,633.61
|
$26,460.86
Rs1,226,461
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.38
|
$20.95
Rs971
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
Canberra
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.04
|
$35.28
Rs1,635
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,792.62
|
$518.19
Rs24,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,287.70
|
$341.79
Rs15,842
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$280.51
|
$38.92
Rs1,804
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,580.88
|
$203.60
Rs9,437
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,757.15
|
$4,630.65
Rs214,631
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.25
|
$2.54
Rs118
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.73
|
$2.38
Rs110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.74
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.02
|
$31.42
Rs1,456
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.42
|
$6.34
Rs294
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$143.13
|
$61.01
Rs2,828
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$111.30
|
$51.45
Rs2,385
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$206.03
|
$99.23
Rs4,599
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$280.36
|
$82.32
Rs3,816
|
|
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