Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 33.7% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 85.7% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
|
pay 54.2% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
|
pay 46.7% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 59.2% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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