Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.9 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
$26.69
A$40.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
$10.01
A$15.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
$2.70
A$4.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
$2.13
A$3.26
|
|
pay 76.7% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
$2.29
A$3.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
$6.42
A$9.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
$6.48
A$9.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
$4.10
A$6.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
$3.63
A$5.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
$1.47
A$2.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
$1.13
A$1.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
$1.60
A$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
$2.47
A$3.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
$1.17
A$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
$0.96
A$1.47
|
|
pay 75.3% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
$5.45
A$8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
$100.08
A$153.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
$20,016.00
A$30,632.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
$15.93
A$24.38
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
$68.64
A$105.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
$1,824.70
A$2,792.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
$1,494.78
A$2,287.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
$183.28
A$280.50
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
$1,686.35
A$2,580.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
$14,216.13
A$21,756.43
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
$8.01
A$12.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
$3.74
A$5.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
$23.35
A$35.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
$64.70
A$99.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
$13.34
A$20.42
|
|
pay 63.2% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
$93.52
A$143.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
$72.72
A$111.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
$134.62
A$206.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
$183.19
A$280.35
|
|
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