Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 49.3% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
Rs319
|
$3.25
E£152.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
Rs245
|
$4.23
E£197.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
Rs45
|
$0.25
E£11.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
Rs28
|
$0.15
E£6.85
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
$0.59
E£27.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
Rs276
|
$1.73
E£81.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
Rs247
|
$3.44
E£160.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
$1.46
E£68.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
Rs117
|
$2.41
E£112.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs40
|
$0.53
E£24.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
Rs45
|
$0.24
E£11.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
Rs38
|
$0.16
E£7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
Rs54
|
$0.14
E£6.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
Rs29
|
$0.15
E£7.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
Rs30
|
$0.14
E£6.65
|
|
pay 54.9% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
Rs264
|
$1.24
E£57.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
Rs1,021
|
$11.39
E£532.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
Rs1,225,082
|
$26,600.33
E£1,243,565.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
Rs970
|
$1.37
E£63.89
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
Rs1,633
|
$14.42
E£674.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
Rs23,991
|
$173.02
E£8,088.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
Rs15,824
|
$100.76
E£4,710.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
Rs1,802
|
$18.76
E£877.03
|
|
pay 45.6% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
Rs9,426
|
$113.41
E£5,302.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
Rs214,389
|
$2,460.81
E£115,043.04
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
Rs117
|
$1.63
E£76.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
Rs110
|
$1.71
E£80.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
$1.79
E£83.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
Rs1,455
|
$19.91
E£930.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
Rs294
|
$3.90
E£182.54
|
|
pay 31.6% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
Rs2,824
|
$38.38
E£1,794.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
Rs2,382
|
$36.15
E£1,690.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
Rs4,594
|
$88.16
E£4,121.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
Rs3,811
|
$42.66
E£1,994.58
|
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