Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 54.5% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Taipei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
$5.92
NT$192.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
$4.93
NT$160.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
$1.07
NT$34.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
$0.68
NT$22.09
|
|
pay 84.3% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
$2.01
NT$65.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
$8.55
NT$277.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
$11.77
NT$381.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
$3.41
NT$110.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
$4.21
NT$136.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
$2.13
NT$68.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
$1.02
NT$32.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
$1.28
NT$41.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
$1.63
NT$52.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
$1.29
NT$41.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
$1.15
NT$37.46
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
$3.89
NT$126.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
$42.09
NT$1,365.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,066,804.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
$9.21
NT$298.71
|
|
pay 23.9% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
$26.10
NT$846.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
$624.83
NT$20,269.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
$417.75
NT$13,551.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
$69.55
NT$2,256.07
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
$689.69
NT$22,373.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
$16,064.75
NT$521,132.36
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
$2.14
NT$69.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
$3.21
NT$104.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
$4.28
NT$138.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
$39.68
NT$1,287.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
$10.52
NT$341.38
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
$82.51
NT$2,676.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
$30.23
NT$980.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
$94.58
NT$3,068.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
$115.17
NT$3,735.95
|
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