Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 22.5% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 29.1% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 24.7% less for housing
Seoul
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 61.6% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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