Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 41.2% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Peru, you would:
pay 49.4% more for restaurants
|
Peru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$6.89
Rs322
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$5.29
Rs247
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$0.98
Rs46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.61
Rs29
|
|
pay 63.7% more for groceries
|
Peru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$5.95
Rs278
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$5.34
Rs249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.57
|
$1.97
Rs92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$2.53
Rs118
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$0.87
Rs41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.97
Rs45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$0.81
Rs38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$1.16
Rs54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.63
Rs30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$0.64
Rs30
|
|
pay 36.4% more for transportation
|
Peru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$5.69
Rs266
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.60
|
$22.05
Rs1,030
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,014.19
|
$26,460.86
Rs1,235,436
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$20.95
Rs978
|
|
pay 43.0% more for housing
|
Peru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$35.28
Rs1,647
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.86
|
$518.19
Rs24,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.80
|
$341.79
Rs15,958
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.42
|
$38.92
Rs1,817
|
|
pay 10.4% more for childcare
|
Peru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.88
|
$203.60
Rs9,506
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,064.02
|
$4,630.65
Rs216,201
|
|
pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Peru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$2.54
Rs118
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$2.38
Rs111
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$6.06
Rs283
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.03
|
$31.42
Rs1,467
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$6.34
Rs296
|
|
pay 65.2% more for clothing
|
Peru
|
Port Louis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.31
|
$61.01
Rs2,848
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.30
|
$51.45
Rs2,402
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.73
|
$99.23
Rs4,633
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.33
|
$82.32
Rs3,844
|
|
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