Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 94.2% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
Rs320
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
Rs246
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
Rs45
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
Rs28
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 84.9% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
Rs276
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
Rs248
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
Rs118
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs40
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
Rs45
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
Rs38
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
Rs54
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
Rs29
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
Rs30
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 79.8% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
Rs264
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
Rs1,023
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
Rs1,228,049
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
Rs972
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
Rs1,637
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
Rs24,049
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
Rs15,862
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
Rs1,806
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 6.6% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
Rs9,449
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
Rs214,908
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
Rs118
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
Rs110
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
Rs1,458
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
Rs294
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 64.1% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
Rs2,831
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
Rs2,388
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
Rs4,605
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
Rs3,821
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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