Cost of living comparison
Washington is 3.8 times more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Washington instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Port Louis
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.65
Rs262
|
$17.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.67
Rs194
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
Rs36
|
$2.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
Rs24
|
$2.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Port Louis
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
Rs33
|
$3.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.76
Rs163
|
$6.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.37
Rs184
|
$3.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
Rs69
|
$3.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
Rs63
|
$5.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs34
|
$2.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
Rs36
|
$0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
Rs38
|
$2.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
Rs45
|
$3.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
Rs29
|
$1.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
Rs28
|
$1.66
|
|
pay 90.0% more for transportation
|
Port Louis
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
Rs161
|
$4.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.68
Rs777
|
$112.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,213.45
Rs932,063
|
$24,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.54
Rs738
|
$17.43
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Port Louis
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.42
Rs1,282
|
$60.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$343.41
Rs11,762
|
$2,127.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.56
Rs6,081
|
$1,707.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.83
Rs1,193
|
$117.74
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for childcare
|
Port Louis
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.31
Rs5,559
|
$2,162.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,673.82
Rs125,829
|
$35,109.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Port Louis
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
Rs85
|
$6.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
Rs83
|
$4.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
Rs194
|
$9.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
Rs1,087
|
$91.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
Rs214
|
$13.49
|
|
pay 32.7% more for clothing
|
Port Louis
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.30
Rs1,175
|
$52.67
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.93
Rs1,265
|
$32.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.72
Rs2,456
|
$94.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.75
Rs2,663
|
$122.92
|
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