Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 17.6% cheaper than Panama City.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Panama City, you would:
pay 38.4% less for restaurants
Panama City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
PAB10.00
|
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
PAB7.00
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
PAB1.73
|
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PAB1.34
|
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Panama City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
PAB2.36
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
PAB4.56
|
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.17
PAB6.17
|
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
PAB2.20
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
PAB3.23
|
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
PAB1.43
|
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
PAB0.60
|
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
PAB1.36
|
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
PAB1.53
|
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
PAB0.89
|
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
PAB0.94
|
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
Panama City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.18
PAB4.18
|
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
PAB25.00
|
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
PAB22,250.00
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
PAB16.80
|
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
Panama City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.20
PAB50.20
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.91
PAB900.91
|
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$515.48
PAB515.48
|
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.33
PAB82.33
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
Panama City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$420.62
PAB420.62
|
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.71
PAB9,343.71
|
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Panama City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
PAB2.50
|
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
PAB3.51
|
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.78
PAB5.78
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
PAB42.79
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
PAB6.00
|
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
Panama City
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
PAB53.50
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
PAB41.33
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
PAB74.88
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.67
PAB90.67
|
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
|
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