Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 69.7% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR318.57
|
$13.88
SCR189.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR244.66
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.08
|
$3.77
SCR51.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.25
|
$2.28
SCR31.06
|
|
pay 52.6% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.86
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.24
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR246.97
|
$7.26
SCR98.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR90.98
|
$2.98
SCR40.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.14
|
$2.56
SCR34.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.14
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.85
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.57
|
$0.74
SCR10.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.75
|
$2.94
SCR40.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.22
|
$0.83
SCR11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.48
|
$0.62
SCR8.41
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.16
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,019.43
|
$24.06
SCR327.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,223,310.11
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR968.45
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,631.08
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR23,956.49
|
$913.34
SCR12,448.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,801.09
|
$774.97
SCR10,562.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,799.49
|
$99.70
SCR1,358.91
|
|
pay 10.9% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,412.69
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR214,079.27
|
$3,982.14
SCR54,274.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.23
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR109.90
|
$5.06
SCR68.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR280.34
|
$11.60
SCR158.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,452.68
|
$91.48
SCR1,246.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR293.08
|
$10.75
SCR146.57
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,820.41
|
$60.26
SCR821.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,378.66
|
$83.50
SCR1,138.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,587.41
|
$96.68
SCR1,317.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,805.85
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
|
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