Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 2.0 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 80.2% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
?? |
pay 92.9% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
?? |
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
?? |
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