Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.6 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
$21.99
€20.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
$2.49
€2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
$5.13
€4.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
$5.26
€4.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
$3.75
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
$4.73
€4.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
$1.62
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
$7.90
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
$131.93
€123.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
$34,778.34
€32,486.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
$17.59
€16.43
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
$62.54
€58.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
$2,136.79
€1,995.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
$1,834.34
€1,713.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
$192.55
€179.87
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
$1,355.42
€1,266.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
$10,275.73
€9,598.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
$4.11
€3.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
$17.04
€15.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
$50.27
€46.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
$90.63
€84.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
$39.17
€36.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
$97.66
€91.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
$106.59
€99.56
|
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