Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 27.2% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 55.2% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.15
|
$6.89
MUR318.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$5.29
MUR244.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.20
|
$0.98
MUR45.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.00
|
$0.61
MUR28.25
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.92
|
$0.69
MUR31.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.43
|
$5.95
MUR275.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.29
|
$5.34
MUR246.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.68
|
$1.97
MUR90.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.79
|
$2.53
MUR117.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.89
|
$0.87
MUR40.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.17
|
$0.97
MUR44.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.91
|
$0.81
MUR37.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.12
|
$1.16
MUR53.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.18
|
$0.63
MUR29.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.64
MUR29.48
|
|
pay 97.5% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.49
|
$5.69
MUR263.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR53.83
|
$22.05
MUR1,019.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR172,246.20
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,223,310.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.44
|
$20.95
MUR968.45
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.12
|
$35.28
MUR1,631.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,299.88
|
$518.19
MUR23,956.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,388.17
|
$341.79
MUR15,801.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR191.62
|
$38.92
MUR1,799.49
|
|
pay 29.9% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,197.11
|
$203.60
MUR9,412.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR36,903.75
|
$4,630.65
MUR214,079.27
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.30
|
$2.54
MUR117.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.44
|
$2.38
MUR109.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.38
|
$6.06
MUR280.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR207.77
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.53
|
$6.34
MUR293.08
|
|
pay 38.3% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR229.59
|
$61.01
MUR2,820.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR144.84
|
$51.45
MUR2,378.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR322.22
|
$99.23
MUR4,587.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR345.78
|
$82.32
MUR3,805.85
|
|
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