Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 30.5% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Rome, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$6.89
MUR319.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$5.29
MUR245.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$0.98
MUR45.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.61
MUR28.33
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Rome
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$0.69
MUR31.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$5.95
MUR275.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$5.34
MUR247.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$1.97
MUR91.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$2.53
MUR117.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.87
MUR40.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.97
MUR44.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.81
MUR37.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.16
MUR53.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.63
MUR29.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.64
MUR29.55
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
Rome
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.16
|
$5.69
MUR263.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$22.05
MUR1,022.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,226,460.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.38
|
$20.95
MUR970.95
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
Rome
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
$35.28
MUR1,635.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
$518.19
MUR24,018.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€722.96
|
$341.79
MUR15,841.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
$38.92
MUR1,804.12
|
|
pay 54.4% less for childcare
Rome
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.12
|
$203.60
MUR9,436.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
$4,630.65
MUR214,630.67
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.54
MUR117.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$2.38
MUR110.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$6.06
MUR281.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.56
|
$31.42
MUR1,456.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$6.34
MUR293.84
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Rome
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
$61.01
MUR2,827.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
$51.45
MUR2,384.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
$99.23
MUR4,599.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.74
|
$82.32
MUR3,815.66
|
|
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