Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 30.5% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$6.89
MUR318.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$5.29
MUR244.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$0.98
MUR45.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$0.61
MUR28.25
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$0.69
MUR31.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$5.95
MUR275.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$5.34
MUR246.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$1.97
MUR90.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$2.53
MUR117.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$0.87
MUR40.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$0.97
MUR44.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$0.81
MUR37.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$1.16
MUR53.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$0.63
MUR29.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$0.64
MUR29.48
|
|
pay 12.6% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$5.69
MUR263.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
$22.05
MUR1,019.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,603.01
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,223,310.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$20.95
MUR968.45
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.16
|
$35.28
MUR1,631.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.46
|
$518.19
MUR23,956.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.17
|
$341.79
MUR15,801.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.56
|
$38.92
MUR1,799.49
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP714.91
|
$203.60
MUR9,412.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,238.87
|
$4,630.65
MUR214,079.27
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$2.54
MUR117.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$2.38
MUR109.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$6.06
MUR280.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.41
|
$6.34
MUR293.08
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.44
|
$61.01
MUR2,820.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.48
|
$51.45
MUR2,378.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.36
|
$99.23
MUR4,587.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.24
|
$82.32
MUR3,805.85
|
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