Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 50.7% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Praia, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE480.88
|
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.40
|
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.28
|
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
|
pay 9.0% more for groceries
Praia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE121.95
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.49
|
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.40
|
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.20
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.54
|
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.50
|
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.00
|
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.60
|
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.10
|
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.70
|
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
Praia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE656.78
|
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,129.60
|
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,738,054.63
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,369.03
|
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
|
pay 40.4% more for housing
Praia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,185.98
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,352.36
|
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,267.25
|
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,437.75
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,862.00
|
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,522.19
|
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
|
pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.01
|
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.04
|
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.34
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,873.27
|
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE608.46
|
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
|
pay 23.2% more for clothing
Praia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,042.28
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,112.75
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,169.13
|
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
|
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