Cost of living comparison
Riga is 74.1% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Riga instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 81.3% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
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