Cost of living comparison
Bern is 4.1 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Bern instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
$25.97
CHF23.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$16.57
CHF15.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$4.47
CHF4.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$3.27
CHF2.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
$11.92
CHF10.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$7.39
CHF6.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$6.04
CHF5.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$13.47
CHF12.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$1.39
CHF1.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$1.09
CHF0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$1.28
CHF1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$2.67
CHF2.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$1.02
CHF0.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$0.95
CHF0.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$7.69
CHF6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
$87.29
CHF79.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
$36,243.17
CHF32,945.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$51.82
CHF47.11
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$52.19
CHF47.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$1,589.14
CHF1,444.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$1,151.02
CHF1,046.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
$254.38
CHF231.24
|
|
pay 10.9 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$2,928.18
CHF2,661.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
$33,149.24
CHF30,133.06
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$7.18
CHF6.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$5.06
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
$10.22
CHF9.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$76.47
CHF69.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
$22.10
CHF20.09
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Bern
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$146.65
CHF133.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$61.69
CHF56.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$159.53
CHF145.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$183.11
CHF166.45
|
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