Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 31.9% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Manila, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.14
|
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.39
|
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Manila
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.12
|
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.34
|
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.02
|
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.37
|
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.91
|
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.70
|
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.20
|
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.63
|
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.31
|
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.65
|
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱717.90
|
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱158.89
|
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
Manila
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
|
pay 55.8% less for childcare
Manila
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
|
pay 28.0% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.35
|
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱179.95
|
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱358.95
|
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
|
pay 46.1% more for clothing
Manila
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
|
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