Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 52.5% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 73.1% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.50
|
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.79
|
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.66
|
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
|
pay 29.5% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.76
|
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.08
|
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€36.72
|
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.93
|
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
|
pay 77.4% less for housing
Monaco
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€71.74
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,314.56
|
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,400.05
|
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€136.33
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
|
pay 86.6% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,264.05
|
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.40
|
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€612.01
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€123.08
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.62
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€142.55
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€485.53
|
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
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