Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 62.9% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Russia, you would:
pay 16.5% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.31
|
$6.89
Rs319
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
$5.29
Rs245
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.07
|
$0.98
Rs45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.75
|
$0.61
Rs28
|
|
pay 57.2% more for groceries
Russia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
$0.69
Rs32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.56
|
$5.95
Rs276
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.32
|
$5.34
Rs247
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
$1.97
Rs91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.82
|
$2.53
Rs117
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.71
|
$0.87
Rs40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.48
|
$0.97
Rs45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.01
|
$0.81
Rs38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.93
|
$1.16
Rs54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.63
Rs29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.31
|
$0.64
Rs30
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.69
|
$5.69
Rs264
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
$22.05
Rs1,021
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
$26,460.86
Rs1,225,082
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽313.95
|
$20.95
Rs970
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Russia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
$35.28
Rs1,633
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
$518.19
Rs23,991
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
$341.79
Rs15,824
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
$38.92
Rs1,802
|
|
pay 4.5% less for childcare
Russia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
$203.60
Rs9,426
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
$4,630.65
Rs214,389
|
|
pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.11
|
$2.54
Rs117
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.59
|
$2.38
Rs110
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
$6.06
Rs281
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
$31.42
Rs1,455
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.20
|
$6.34
Rs294
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
Russia
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
$61.01
Rs2,824
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
$51.45
Rs2,382
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
$99.23
Rs4,594
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
$82.32
Rs3,811
|
|
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