Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 33.5% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 63.2% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.67
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
€1.84
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
€2.83
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
€3.91
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.79
€4.40
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€2.95
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
€5.30
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.78
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.82
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.23
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.49
€66.63
|
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,098.36
€32,260.65
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.01
€16.56
|
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 26.2% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
€19.00
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,109.17
€1,019.49
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$885.72
€814.11
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.90
€83.55
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 48.6% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$336.03
€308.86
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,589.37
€9,733.22
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
€8.00
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.86
€4.47
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.10
€10.20
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.44
€41.77
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.50
€17.01
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.44
€83.12
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.73
€30.08
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.18
€72.78
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.43
€95.07
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
|
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