Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 86.7% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 37.4% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR273.27
|
$8.11
₩10,983
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR243.46
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.57
|
$1.53
₩2,066
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.34
|
$0.82
₩1,113
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.05
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR268.30
|
$6.06
₩8,203
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR259.55
|
$8.19
₩11,098
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR92.75
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR136.73
|
$4.76
₩6,445
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.64
|
$3.12
₩4,225
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.21
|
$1.57
₩2,130
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.26
|
$2.58
₩3,495
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR64.79
|
$2.72
₩3,678
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.48
|
$1.91
₩2,584
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.86
|
$1.42
₩1,917
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR270.69
|
$4.69
₩6,350
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR993.72
|
$45.15
₩61,156
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,589,945.79
|
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR944.03
|
$9.44
₩12,780
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,661.86
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,199.28
|
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,224.41
|
$528.87
₩716,290
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,497.00
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,169.03
|
$381.75
₩517,038
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR178,868.90
|
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
|
pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.31
|
$3.69
₩4,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.54
|
$3.88
₩5,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR298.11
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,291.83
|
$52.67
₩71,330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR248.43
|
$11.06
₩14,977
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,683.03
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,040.43
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,206.73
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,478.01
|
$127.28
₩172,382
|
|
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