Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 35.7% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 22.1% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
$10.00
DOP582.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
|
pay 23.4% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
|
pay 68.3% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
|
pay 35.0% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
|
pay 78.5% more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
|
|
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