Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 12.4% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
Kingstown
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
|
pay 38.4% more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
|
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