Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 36.6% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.60
|
$6.89
Rs322
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$5.29
Rs247
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.98
Rs46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.61
Rs29
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$5.95
Rs278
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$5.34
Rs249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$1.97
Rs92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$2.53
Rs118
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.87
Rs41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.97
Rs45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.81
Rs38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$1.16
Rs54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.63
Rs30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.64
Rs30
|
|
pay 25.5% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$5.69
Rs266
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.69
|
$22.05
Rs1,030
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
$26,460.86
Rs1,235,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.08
|
$20.95
Rs978
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
$35.28
Rs1,647
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
$518.19
Rs24,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
$341.79
Rs15,958
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
$38.92
Rs1,817
|
|
pay 61.9% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.20
|
$203.60
Rs9,506
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
$4,630.65
Rs216,201
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$2.54
Rs118
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$2.38
Rs111
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$6.06
Rs283
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.22
|
$31.42
Rs1,467
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$6.34
Rs296
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
$61.01
Rs2,848
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
$51.45
Rs2,402
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
$99.23
Rs4,633
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.88
|
$82.32
Rs3,844
|
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