Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 43.2% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Port Louis
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.40
|
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.06
€2.84
|
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.24
€3.01
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.86
€10.07
|
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.35
€4.96
|
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
€3.50
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.60
€5.20
|
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.82
|
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
|
pay 17.7% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
€6.25
|
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,893.04
€25,877.76
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.06
€28.82
|
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
|
pay 66.3% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.71
€51.68
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,774.61
€1,646.40
|
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,468.68
€1,362.57
|
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.06
€189.32
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
|
pay 75.7% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$854.36
€792.64
|
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,641.72
€17,294.85
|
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
|
pay 35.4% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.94
€3.66
|
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.17
€43.76
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.61
€70.15
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.58
€36.72
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.51
€99.74
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.74
€115.73
|
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
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