Cost of living comparison
United States is 2.3 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in United States instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
Rs319
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
Rs245
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
Rs45
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
Rs28
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 99.4% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
Rs276
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
Rs247
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
Rs117
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs40
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
Rs45
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
Rs38
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
Rs54
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
Rs29
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
Rs30
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
Rs264
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
Rs1,021
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
Rs1,225,082
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
Rs970
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
Rs1,633
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
Rs23,991
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
Rs15,824
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
Rs1,802
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
Rs9,426
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
Rs214,389
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
Rs117
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
Rs110
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
Rs1,455
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
Rs294
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
Rs2,824
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
Rs2,382
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
Rs4,594
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
Rs3,811
|
$109.59
|
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