Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 57.7% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 91.4% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
|
pay 49.4% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
|
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