Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 44.1% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,586
|
$6.89
Rs320
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,196
|
$5.29
Rs246
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr356
|
$0.98
Rs45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr285
|
$0.61
Rs28
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr478
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr1,011
|
$5.95
Rs276
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr828
|
$5.34
Rs248
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr793
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,136
|
$2.53
Rs118
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr220
|
$0.87
Rs40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr131
|
$0.97
Rs45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr173
|
$0.81
Rs38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr311
|
$1.16
Rs54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr175
|
$0.63
Rs29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr97
|
$0.64
Rs30
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,250
|
$5.69
Rs264
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr9,212
|
$22.05
Rs1,023
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,220,368
|
$26,460.86
Rs1,228,049
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,137
|
$20.95
Rs972
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,999
|
$35.28
Rs1,637
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr226,681
|
$518.19
Rs24,049
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr193,876
|
$341.79
Rs15,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,740
|
$38.92
Rs1,806
|
|
pay 25.8% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr39,688
|
$203.60
Rs9,449
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr851,295
|
$4,630.65
Rs214,908
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,331
|
$2.54
Rs118
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr636
|
$2.38
Rs110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,638
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,458
|
$31.42
Rs1,458
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,919
|
$6.34
Rs294
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr15,199
|
$61.01
Rs2,831
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr6,101
|
$51.45
Rs2,388
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr19,355
|
$99.23
Rs4,605
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr25,644
|
$82.32
Rs3,821
|
|
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