Cost of living comparison
China is 10.7% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in China instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
Port Louis
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China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
Rs320
|
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
Rs246
|
$5.25
CN¥37.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
Rs45
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
Rs28
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
Rs276
|
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
Rs248
|
$7.41
CN¥53.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
Rs118
|
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs40
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
Rs45
|
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
Rs38
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
Rs54
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
Rs29
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
Rs30
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 30.2% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
Rs264
|
$4.64
CN¥33.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
Rs1,023
|
$21.41
CN¥154.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
Rs1,228,049
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,758.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
Rs972
|
$4.14
CN¥29.98
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
Port Louis
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
Rs1,637
|
$14.28
CN¥103.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
Rs24,049
|
$401.04
CN¥2,902.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
Rs15,862
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
Rs1,806
|
$39.51
CN¥285.95
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
Rs9,449
|
$456.56
CN¥3,303.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
Rs214,908
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,432.37
|
|
pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
China
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
Rs118
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
Rs110
|
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
Rs1,458
|
$42.27
CN¥305.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
Rs294
|
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
Rs2,831
|
$51.26
CN¥370.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
Rs2,388
|
$33.18
CN¥240.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
Rs4,605
|
$80.69
CN¥583.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
Rs3,821
|
$76.44
CN¥553.15
|
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