Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 12.0% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$6.89
MUR318.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$5.29
MUR244.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$0.98
MUR45.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.61
MUR28.24
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.69
MUR31.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$5.95
MUR275.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$5.34
MUR246.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.97
MUR90.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$2.53
MUR117.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$0.87
MUR40.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.97
MUR44.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$0.81
MUR37.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$1.16
MUR53.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.63
MUR29.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.64
MUR29.47
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$5.69
MUR263.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$22.05
MUR1,019.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$26,460.86
MUR1,222,853.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$20.95
MUR968.09
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
St. George's
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$35.28
MUR1,630.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$518.19
MUR23,947.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$341.79
MUR15,795.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$38.92
MUR1,798.81
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$203.60
MUR9,409.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$4,630.65
MUR213,999.38
|
|
pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.54
MUR117.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.38
MUR109.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$6.06
MUR280.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$31.42
MUR1,452.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.34
MUR292.98
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
St. George's
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$61.01
MUR2,819.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$51.45
MUR2,377.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$99.23
MUR4,585.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$82.32
MUR3,804.43
|
|
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