Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 3.9% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.87
|
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$116.61
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.81
|
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.01
|
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.00
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$74.39
|
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$91.39
|
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.10
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$53.46
|
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.29
|
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.40
|
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$11.89
|
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.80
|
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.14
|
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.32
|
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
pay 84.8% more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$82.62
|
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$298.26
|
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$370,309.72
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$92.58
|
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$469.98
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$13,867.61
|
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,056.48
|
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$675.25
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
|
pay 47.0% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,341.55
|
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$148,843.94
|
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.29
|
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.45
|
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$64.80
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$838.06
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$83.32
|
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$954.09
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$629.45
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,551.88
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,596.25
|
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
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