Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 44.6% more expensive than Minsk.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Minsk, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Minsk
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.41
|
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.44
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.78
|
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.72
|
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
Minsk
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.26
|
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.12
|
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.76
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.37
|
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.18
|
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.01
|
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.24
|
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Minsk
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.12
|
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.82
|
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,391.36
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.37
|
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
|
pay 50.6% more for housing
Minsk
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.47
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,322.19
|
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN867.90
|
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN149.26
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,520.41
|
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,651.79
|
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
|
pay 75.2% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.07
|
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.80
|
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.22
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN120.29
|
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.56
|
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN235.30
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.56
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN354.17
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN372.72
|
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
|
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