Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 26.9% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Prague, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Port Louis
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
CZK239.45
|
$6.89
MUR318.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
CZK206.80
|
$5.29
MUR244.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
CZK40.88
|
$0.98
MUR45.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CZK32.11
|
$0.61
MUR28.25
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Prague
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
CZK39.77
|
$0.69
MUR31.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
CZK151.29
|
$5.95
MUR275.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CZK107.57
|
$5.34
MUR246.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
CZK80.48
|
$1.97
MUR90.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
CZK100.24
|
$2.53
MUR117.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.04
|
$0.87
MUR40.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
CZK18.79
|
$0.97
MUR44.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
CZK22.77
|
$0.81
MUR37.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
CZK37.66
|
$1.16
MUR53.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CZK11.30
|
$0.63
MUR29.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
CZK11.53
|
$0.64
MUR29.48
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Prague
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
CZK162.93
|
$5.69
MUR263.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
CZK598.63
|
$22.05
MUR1,019.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
CZK653,051.53
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,223,310.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
CZK292.78
|
$20.95
MUR968.45
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Prague
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
CZK609.49
|
$35.28
MUR1,631.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
CZK24,715.03
|
$518.19
MUR23,956.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
CZK18,482.59
|
$341.79
MUR15,801.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
CZK5,844.10
|
$38.92
MUR1,799.49
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
Prague
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
CZK18,809.24
|
$203.60
MUR9,412.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
CZK309,502.89
|
$4,630.65
MUR214,079.27
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
CZK54.42
|
$2.54
MUR117.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
CZK74.61
|
$2.38
MUR109.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
CZK156.73
|
$6.06
MUR280.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
CZK1,402.52
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
CZK260.13
|
$6.34
MUR293.08
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Prague
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
CZK2,165.84
|
$61.01
MUR2,820.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
CZK983.82
|
$51.45
MUR2,378.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
CZK2,250.90
|
$99.23
MUR4,587.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
CZK2,656.73
|
$82.32
MUR3,805.85
|
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