Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.4 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Paris instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Paris
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
Rs320
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
Rs246
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
Rs45
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
Rs28
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 84.3% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
Rs276
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
Rs248
|
$4.75
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
Rs118
|
$6.40
€6.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs40
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
Rs45
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
Rs38
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
Rs54
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
Rs29
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
Rs30
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 89.7% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
Rs264
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
Rs1,023
|
$92.35
€86.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
Rs1,228,049
|
$24,187.89
€22,694.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
Rs972
|
$21.89
€20.54
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
Rs1,637
|
$32.60
€30.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
Rs24,049
|
$1,438.32
€1,349.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
Rs15,862
|
$1,037.88
€973.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
Rs1,806
|
$169.67
€159.19
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
Rs9,449
|
$830.08
€778.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
Rs214,908
|
$18,062.39
€16,947.03
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
Rs118
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
Rs110
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
Rs1,458
|
$39.26
€36.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
Rs294
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
Rs2,831
|
$110.46
€103.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
Rs2,388
|
$41.99
€39.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
Rs4,605
|
$101.08
€94.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
Rs3,821
|
$143.22
€134.38
|
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