Cost of living comparison
Greece is 37.5% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Greece instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 63.1% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
Rs320
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
Rs246
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
Rs45
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
Rs28
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
Rs276
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
Rs248
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
Rs118
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs40
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
Rs45
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
Rs38
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
Rs54
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
Rs29
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
Rs30
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
Rs264
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
Rs1,023
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
Rs1,228,049
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
Rs972
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 82.1% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
Rs1,637
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
Rs24,049
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
Rs15,862
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
Rs1,806
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 56.4% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
Rs9,449
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
Rs214,908
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
Rs118
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
Rs110
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
Rs1,458
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
Rs294
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
Rs2,831
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
Rs2,388
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
Rs4,605
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
Rs3,821
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
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