Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 33.6% cheaper than Oranjestad.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Oranjestad, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Oranjestad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.22
AWG38.20
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
AWG2.15
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
AWG1.90
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Oranjestad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.79
AWG5.03
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
AWG10.93
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.44
AWG11.59
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
AWG7.91
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.57
AWG8.22
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
AWG3.19
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
AWG1.97
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.73
AWG4.91
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
AWG1.44
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 10.9% less for transportation
Oranjestad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
AWG10.19
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 56.3% less for housing
Oranjestad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$84.13
AWG151.43
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.21
AWG1,515.97
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$673.77
AWG1,212.78
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.99
AWG277.17
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 22.0% less for childcare
Oranjestad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.81
AWG386.67
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
Oranjestad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
AWG6.00
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.47
AWG4.45
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.61
AWG15.50
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$87.89
AWG158.20
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.94
AWG21.50
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Oranjestad
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.37
AWG162.67
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.14
AWG97.45
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.75
AWG201.15
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.29
AWG212.91
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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