Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 23.1% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
$3.46
MAD34.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
$4.95
MAD49.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
$0.40
MAD3.96
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
$0.47
MAD4.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
$4.24
MAD42.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
$2.92
MAD29.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
$1.42
MAD14.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
$2.41
MAD24.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
$0.59
MAD5.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
|
pay 17.1% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
$24.73
MAD247.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
$24,733.94
MAD247,722.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
$7.28
MAD72.88
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
$32.97
MAD330.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
$432.59
MAD4,332.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
$239.12
MAD2,394.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
$30.54
MAD305.84
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
$117.61
MAD1,177.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
$3,660.62
MAD36,662.89
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
$3.71
MAD37.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
$1.84
MAD18.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
$3.76
MAD37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
$23.71
MAD237.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
$6.43
MAD64.41
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
$58.04
MAD581.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
$47.61
MAD476.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
$79.02
MAD791.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
$75.50
MAD756.19
|
|
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