Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 44.9% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
Rs319
|
$6.30
LYD30.730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
Rs245
|
$4.20
LYD20.480
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
Rs45
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
Rs28
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
Rs276
|
$3.27
LYD15.930
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
Rs248
|
$3.74
LYD18.250
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
$1.43
LYD6.960
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
Rs117
|
$1.74
LYD8.510
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs40
|
$0.83
LYD4.070
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
Rs45
|
$0.54
LYD2.640
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
Rs38
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
Rs54
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
Rs29
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
Rs30
|
$0.32
LYD1.550
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
Rs264
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
Rs1,022
|
$23.05
LYD112.410
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
Rs1,226,461
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,255.540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
Rs971
|
$6.30
LYD30.730
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
Rs1,635
|
$22.66
LYD110.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
Rs24,018
|
$230.97
LYD1,126.640
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
Rs15,842
|
$137.80
LYD672.140
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
Rs1,804
|
$38.44
LYD187.500
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
Rs9,437
|
$70.16
LYD342.220
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
Rs214,631
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,145.290
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
Rs118
|
$1.00
LYD4.900
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
Rs110
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
$2.31
LYD11.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
Rs1,456
|
$28.91
LYD141.030
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
Rs294
|
$5.25
LYD25.610
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
Rs2,828
|
$39.42
LYD192.270
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
Rs2,385
|
$34.22
LYD166.930
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
Rs4,599
|
$54.78
LYD267.230
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
Rs3,816
|
$65.56
LYD319.780
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tripoli or Port Louis. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.