Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 51.7% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Vilnius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
$2.38
€2.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
$1.75
€1.64
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
$5.74
€5.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
$5.77
€5.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
$2.51
€2.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
$3.63
€3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Port Louis
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
$7.38
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
$31.88
€29.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
$27,266.35
€25,469.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
$7.36
€6.87
|
|
pay 97.8% more for housing
Port Louis
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
$15.10
€14.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
$817.79
€763.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
$555.68
€519.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
$166.64
€155.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
$475.95
€444.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
$8,833.69
€8,251.60
|
|
pay 27.2% more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
$4.51
€4.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
$3.08
€2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
$5.00
€4.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
$33.73
€31.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
$79.56
€74.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
$37.08
€34.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
$86.90
€81.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
$107.10
€100.04
|
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