Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 51.7% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 87.3% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
|
pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
|
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
|
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