Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 99.2% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR367.60
|
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,021.11
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.69
|
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.58
|
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
|
pay 88.9% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.72
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR523.32
|
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR393.27
|
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.73
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR197.18
|
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR137.14
|
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR62.08
|
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR81.05
|
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR42.03
|
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.31
|
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.06
|
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
|
pay 87.6% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR626.09
|
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,046.64
|
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,084,434.72
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,072.16
|
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,598.82
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,551.00
|
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,925.37
|
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,786.11
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,859.49
|
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR394,388.81
|
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
|
pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR326.75
|
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR205.61
|
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR408.44
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,876.13
|
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR510.55
|
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
|
pay 92.5% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,615.65
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,380.02
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,828.66
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,685.72
|
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
|
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