Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.1 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
Rs322
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
Rs247
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
Rs46
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
Rs29
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
Rs278
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
Rs249
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
Rs92
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
Rs118
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs41
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
Rs45
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
Rs38
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
Rs54
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
Rs30
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
Rs30
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 79.5% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
Rs266
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
Rs1,030
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
Rs1,235,436
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
Rs978
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
Rs1,647
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
Rs24,194
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
Rs15,958
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
Rs1,817
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
Rs9,506
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
Rs216,201
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 82.5% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
Rs118
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
Rs111
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
Rs283
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
Rs1,467
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
Rs296
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
Rs2,848
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
Rs2,402
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
Rs4,633
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
Rs3,844
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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