Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 7.4% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 25.2% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR318.57
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR244.66
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.08
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.25
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.86
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.24
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR246.97
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR90.98
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.14
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.14
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.85
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.57
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.75
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.22
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.48
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 62.3% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.16
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,019.43
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,223,310.11
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR968.45
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,631.08
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR23,956.49
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,801.09
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,799.49
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,412.69
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR214,079.27
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.23
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR109.90
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR280.34
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,452.68
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR293.08
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 71.8% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,820.41
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,378.66
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,587.41
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,805.85
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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