Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.2 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 31.6% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
Rs319
|
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
Rs245
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
Rs45
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
Rs28
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 97.5% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
Rs276
|
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
Rs248
|
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
Rs117
|
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs40
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
Rs45
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
Rs38
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
Rs54
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
Rs29
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
Rs30
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 65.9% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
Rs264
|
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
Rs1,022
|
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
Rs1,226,461
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
Rs971
|
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
Rs1,635
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
Rs24,018
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
Rs15,842
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
Rs1,804
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
Rs9,437
|
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
Rs214,631
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
Rs118
|
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
Rs110
|
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
Rs1,456
|
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
Rs294
|
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
Rs2,828
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
Rs2,385
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
Rs4,599
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
Rs3,816
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
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