Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 69.7% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
$9.56
GYD1,998.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
$8.60
GYD1,798.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
$1.20
GYD249.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
$0.67
GYD139.89
|
|
pay 43.5% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
$1.69
GYD352.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
$4.95
GYD1,034.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
$13.96
GYD2,919.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
$2.71
GYD567.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
$2.62
GYD547.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
$1.79
GYD374.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$1.02
GYD213.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
$1.06
GYD222.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
$1.14
GYD238.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
$0.61
GYD128.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
$0.88
GYD184.87
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
$3.98
GYD832.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
$28.68
GYD5,995.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,297,488.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
$29.16
GYD6,095.36
|
|
pay 50.1% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
$65.13
GYD13,614.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
$805.17
GYD168,303.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
$258.44
GYD54,021.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
$57.98
GYD12,120.25
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
$917.10
GYD191,699.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,236,874.41
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
$2.27
GYD474.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
$4.37
GYD913.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
$2.20
GYD459.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
$35.51
GYD7,422.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.01
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
$31.76
GYD6,637.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
$47.01
GYD9,825.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
$62.15
GYD12,990.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
$62.94
GYD13,156.64
|
|
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